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Yomi
めをさらのようにして
Rōmaji
me wo sara no youni shite
Type
idiom
Literal Meaning
make one’s eyes look like a plate
Meaning
very carefully/scrupulously
Synonym
隈無く
Additional Info
It figuratively illustrates an eye wide open like a plate.
Example
無(な)くしたコンタクトレンズを目を皿のようにして探(さが)した
I searched for my lost contact lenses scrupulously.