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can't take your eyes off something
be unable to stop watching
To be unable to stop watching something because it is fascinating or beautiful.
Hear it in real life
Did you see the sunset from the hotel?
Yes, I couldn't take my eyes off it.
We couldn't take our eyes off the fireworks above the river.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I couldn't take my eyes from the view.
Say: I couldn't take my eyes off the view.
The fixed phrase uses 'off,' not 'from.'
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
I can't take my eyes off it; she couldn't take her eyes off the view
Your turn: say it out loud
We couldn't take our eyes off the fireworks above the river.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
can't take your eyes off something
be unable to stop watching
“We couldn't take our eyes off the fireworks above the river.”
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