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eye of the beholder

Noun

Meaning

eye of the beholder

The subjective perception and judgement of the person seeing or considering something.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast landscape and it is the eye of the beholder that moves. Thornton Wilder

Well, beauty's in the eye of the beholder... It's all subjective. I'm kind of shy about it, but I'll take it. Marisa Miller

Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder. Laurence J. Peter

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. English Proverb

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Dutch Proverb

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Portuguese Proverb

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