co z oczu, to z serca
Polish
Alternative forms
- co z oczu, to z głowy; co z oczu, to z myśli (less frequent)
Etymology
Literally, “what is gone from before the eyes, that is gone from the heart.”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɔ ˈzɔ.t͡ʂu |ˈtɔ ˈssɛr.t͡sa/
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Proverb
- (idiomatic) out of sight, out of mind, long absent, soon forgotten (we stop feeling strongly about things and people that are away from us)
See also
Further reading
- co z oczu, to z serca in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN