see stars
idiom
: to see flashes of light usually because one has been hit on the head
I bumped into the wall so hard that I saw stars.
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Ahead, see stars like Tyla, Chloe Bailey and more fashioning looks with cutouts on the 2024 BET Awards red carpet.
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Julia Teti, WWD, 1 July 2024
Ahead, see stars like Cher, Saweetie and more arriving to the celebration on the red carpet.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 21 June 2024
The Mauna Kea summit on the Big Island is perhaps the most famous stargazing spot in Hawaii, and certainly among the best places in the state to see stars.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2024
Did the patient get knocked unconscious, see stars or experience other altered state of consciousness at the time?
—Dave Philipps, New York Times, 2 May 2024
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Julia Teti, WWD, 1 July 2024
Ahead, see stars like Cher, Saweetie and more arriving to the celebration on the red carpet.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 21 June 2024
The Mauna Kea summit on the Big Island is perhaps the most famous stargazing spot in Hawaii, and certainly among the best places in the state to see stars.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2024
Did the patient get knocked unconscious, see stars or experience other altered state of consciousness at the time?
—Dave Philipps, New York Times, 2 May 2024
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“See stars.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20stars. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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