apples of the eye

US/ˈæp.əlz.əv.ðiˈaɪ/

A form of apple of the eye — The pupil, or pupil and iris, of the eye, originally believed to be spherical; also, the eyeball.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of apple of the eye
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