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jmdict 2645210 Active (id: 2187433)
目を輝かす
めをかがやかす
1. [exp,v5s]
▶ to have sparkling eyes
▶ to have shining eyes
▶ to have a gleam in one's eyes
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2854162 目を輝かせる 1. to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

Conjugations


History:
16. A 2022-05-22 05:03:42  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Agree. Not an idiom.
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15. A* 2022-05-21 23:45:37  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think it's just a figurative expression. "sparkling eyes" isn't an idiom in English either.
14. A* 2022-05-21 23:10:06  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
If you are not literally making your eyes きらきらと光らせる then it's an idiom, no?
13. A* 2022-05-21 22:15:06  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I wouldn't consider this an idiom. It's a standard use of 輝かす. The kokugos don't have entries for 目を輝かす/目を輝かせる.
12. A 2022-05-21 01:56:12  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
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@@ -13,0 +14 @@
+<misc>&id;</misc>
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