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black eye
noun
- discoloration of the skin around the eye, resulting from a blow, bruise, etc.
- a mark of shame, dishonor, etc.:
These slums are a black eye to our town.
- damaged reputation:
Your behavior will give the family a black eye.
black eye
noun
- bruising round the eye
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of black eye1
Idioms and Phrases
A mark of shame, a humiliating setback, as in That there are enough homeless folks to need another shelter is a black eye for the administration . This metaphor alludes to having discolored flesh around the eye resulting from a blow. The term is also used literally, as in The mugger not only took Bill's wallet but gave him a black eye . [Late 1800s]Example Sentences
It was a black eye for boxing without a punch being thrown and it dragged Benn into one of British boxing's biggest doping stories.
A peppy 50s housewife with a black eye has bludgeoned her partner.
鈥淚t certainly is a factor, especially for the younger generation, that fast fashion has a bit of a black eye,鈥 said Ray Wimer, a professor of retail practice at Syracuse University.
Regardless, DeepSeek's sudden arrival is a "flex" by China and a "black eye for US tech," to use his own words.
He has a black eye, broken ribs, and his shirt is torn and bloodied.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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