An apple of one's eye
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 7A person that someone loves very much
आँख का तारा
The youngest was the apple of his eye.
The apple of one's eye is favoured and rarely spoilt.
Daily use: Iska matlab sabse priya.
पुराने ज़माने में आँख की पुतली को 'apple' कहा जाता था, क्योंकि वह गोल होती है और सबसे क़ीमती मानी जाती थी। जो इंसान पुतली जितना प्यारा हो, वही apple of one's eye — Hindi में 'आँख का तारा'।
In old English the pupil of the eye was called the 'apple', because it is round and so precious. A person as dear to you as your own pupil is the apple of your eye; in Hindi, 'aankh ka taara'.
Answer है — a person loved very much; इसे 'apple of discord' (झगड़े की जड़) से mix मत कीजिए, SSC इसे trap बनाता है।
The answer is 'a person loved very much'; do not mix it up with 'apple of discord' (the cause of a quarrel), which SSC uses as a trap.