scales fall from someone's eyes

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英文释义

短语
  1. Someone is suddenly able to see a situation clearly.
    — In government, meanwhile, Theresa May is the first home secretary in memory not to have appeared petrified of the police, while for many in her party, Plebgate was the moment at which the scales fell from their eyes as far as the cops were concerned.

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From Acts 9:18.
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