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[tisogai]

Please give me a couple of examples to help me understand how to use "hit me between the eyes".

Thanks.

[Suzanne]

"Hit me between the eyes" is an idiom. It means to be a complete surprise, or a total shock.

Examples:
When I found out that I had won the prize, it hit me between the eyes.
The news of 9/11 hit us between the eyes.
After I learned how many people were starving, it hit me between the eyes.

You will also hear "hit me right between the eyes." It means the same thing.

[tisogai]

Hi Suzanne,

Now I know how to use the idiom.
Thanks!