khuất mắt
Definition
- Phrase:
- To be out of sight: The primary meaning of "khuất mắt" is to be or go somewhere where one can no longer be seen by a specific person or people. It implies removing oneself from someone's field of vision.
- To be gone / to disappear from view: It describes the state of having vanished from sight, often with a connotation of relief or removal of an annoyance.
Usage Examples
- Phrase:
- Cậu hãy đi cho khuất mắt tôi! (Just go away and get out of my sight!)
- Khi chiếc tàu đã khuất mắt, cô ấy mới quay về. (She only returned home after the ship had disappeared from view.)
- Để nó ở phòng khác cho khuất mắt. (Put it in another room so it's out of sight.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used in imperative or desiderative constructions to express a strong wish for someone or something irritating to leave one's presence.
- Tôi chỉ muốn hắn biến cho khuất mắt. (I just want him to vanish from sight.)
Variants and Related Words
Khuất bóng (phrase): to be out of sight, to be absent; often used more poetically.
- Người ấy đã khuất bóng sau rặng cây. (That person disappeared behind the row of trees.)
Khuất dạng (phrase, formal): to be out of sight, to disappear from view.
- Biến mất (verb): to disappear, to vanish.
Synonyms
- Out of sight: No longer visible.
- Gone from view: Having disappeared from the visual field.
- Out of one's sight: Specifically removed from a person's vision.
Related Idioms
- Cho khuất mắt: (Do something) to get it/them out of sight. This is the most common idiomatic usage, expressing a desire to remove an unpleasant sight.
- Dọn đống đồ lộn xộn này đi cho khuất mắt. (Clear up this messy pile to get it out of sight.)