who is the apple of your eye?
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia. the apple of your eye. the person someone likes most or is most proud of Harry was his first child and the apple of his eye. the apple of somebody's eye. the person who someone loves most and is very proud of His youngest son was the apple of his eye.
This article is about the phrase. For the Badfinger song, see Apple of My Eye (song). The phrase apple of my eye refers to something or someone that one cherishes above all others. According to The MacArthur Study Bible, Moses wrote it around 1400 B.C. Its meaning does indeed derive from an expression signifying the pupil of the eye, one of the most sensitive parts of the body.