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TC314 | 23:19 Wed 08th May 2002 | Phrases & Sayings
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what is the origin of the phrase, "a sight for sore eyes"
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My guess would be that it is a sailing term, deriving from the the first sighting of land by a lookout who would have sore eyes from looking out to the horizon all day long.
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