apple of someone’s eye

Her son is the **apple of her eye**.

Idiom Food

Meaning

someone very precious or loved

Her son is the apple of her eye.

a round fruit with red, green, or yellow skin and white flesh

the organ of sight; the ability to see

a person, but not specifically known or named

Believing something because you want it to be true, not because it is realistic.

To try something despite uncertainty.

an unrealistic or impossible dream

to say bad things about someone when they are not present

to use something as a resource

a family member who is considered a disgrace