have the sun in one's eyes

verb

To have difficulty seeing because of bright sunlight shining directly at one's eyes.

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Meanings

verbhave the sun in one's eyes (third-person singular simple present has the sun in one's eyes, present participle having the sun in one's eyes, simple past and past participle had the sun in one's eyes)

present singular third person has the sun in one's eyes · participle present having the sun in one's eyes · participle past had the sun in one's eyes · past had the sun in one's eyes

  1. To have difficulty seeing because of bright sunlight shining directly at one's eyes.
  2. slangTo be drunk.

    "What happened to the old man?" he said. "He got the sun in his eyes." "I don't believe it. The old man really drunk? He don't get drunk."

    2004, James Lee Burke, The Lost Get-Back Boogie, page 182

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
drunk
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have the sun in one's eyes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20the%20sun%20in%20one's%20eyes.

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