Apple of the Eye (Lay Me Down)
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Etymology
Refers to the Greek myth of Eris and the golden apple, which attracted the desires of Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.
Noun
apple of somebody’s eye (Plural: apples of somebody’s eye)
- A favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one; the object of somebody's affections.
- Sara was never the same after losing her daughter, the apple of her eye.