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Tomaten auf den Augen haben
In German
Tomaten auf den Augen haben
toh-MAH-ten owf den OW-gen HAH-ben
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📖 Literal Translation
To have tomatoes on one's eyes
💡 Meaning
To be oblivious, to not see something obvious.
🌍 Equivalent:"To have one's head in the clouds; To be blind to the obvious"
Example Sentences
1
Wie konntest du das übersehen? Hast du Tomaten auf den Augen?
How could you miss that? Do you have tomatoes on your eyes?
2
Er sucht überall seine Brille, dabei hat er sie auf dem Kopf – er hat wohl Tomaten auf den Augen.
He's looking everywhere for his glasses, but they're on his head – he must have tomatoes on his eyes.