눈에 넣어도 안 아파요 · 눈에 넣어도 아프지 않을 (+noun)
to adore (a child) completely, to be the apple of one's eye (lit. it wouldn't hurt even if put in one's eye)
Example
막내딸은 눈에 넣어도 아프지 않을 만큼 귀여워요.
My youngest daughter is so precious I could just eat her up.
Word parts
The eye can't bear even a speck of dust, yet the child is so dear that putting them in it wouldn't hurt.
Good to know
Said by parents and grandparents about children or grandchildren, often with -(으)ㄹ 만큼 or before a noun: 눈에 넣어도 안 아플 손주.
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