0 a way of saying that you are very pleased to see someone or that you think someone is very attractive: --
It was a sight for sore eyes.
It is a sight for sore eyes to go down to the docklands and see this hive of activity in an area which 10 years ago was completely derelict.
I do not know whether he would have been in a wet suit as well, but if so, the pair of us might have been a sight for sore eyes.
However, today it is a sight for sore eyes.
It is a sight for sore eyes to see them reincarnated as opponents of the means test.
