BRIGHT-EYED Definition & Meaning

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bright-eyed

[ brahyt-ahyd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having bright eyes.
alertly eager.

bright-eyed

adjective

eager; fresh and enthusiastic
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed informal.
keen, confident, and alert

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of bright-eyed¹

First recorded in 1585–95

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Idioms and Phrases

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, alertly eager; full of energy and enthusiasm:
Get a good night's sleep so you'll be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in the morning.

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But upon taking office in June 2022, she brought the youthful, bright-eyed energy of her campaign into Bamban Municipal Hall, painting it pink and decorating the outside of the building with flowers.

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Over the years since I was a bright-eyed, 20-something staffer, I’ve come to doubt the practicality of a bipartisan Latino caucus, which now seems like a lost opportunity of the last generation.

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The bright-eyed freshman running back had graduated from high school early, in the hope that he’d hit the ground running at USC.

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Either way, the petite and bright-eyed Jackie Cipiti was sitting in the front row, notebook and pencil at the ready.

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A bright-eyed Guillermo in Season 6.

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