Scales fall from one's eyes.
/ Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again. - Bible: "The Acts of the Apostles" Chapter 9:18
/ (Saul = Saint Paul)
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目から鱗が落ちる。
/ たちどころに、サウロの目から鱗のようなものが落ち、彼は再び見えるようになった。 - 聖書: 『使徒行伝』第9章18節
/ (サウロ＝聖パウロ)
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