Posted on August 14, 2020August 9, 2021 by Idioms Poster It’s a sore eye A mixed idiom made up fromEyesore, andA sight for sore eyes, and justSore Eyes.Source of this mixed idiomFrom a tweet by @antonWhittaker My mother was Italian, she used to say "it's a sore eye" Meaning eyesore— anton tyke (@AntonWhittaker) October 16, 2019 Related IdiomsReal idiom: A sight for sore eyes Post navigationPrevious post: I’m a bit of a lone sharkNext post: There’s no such thing as a free speech