beer goggles

plural noun

: the effects of alcohol thought of metaphorically as a pair of goggles that alter a person's perceptions especially by making others appear more attractive than they actually are

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Anyone who thinks that the governor’s actions have been anything but retaliatory is wearing the political equivalent of beer goggles. —

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 8 May 2023 Finally, Lefevre even puts forward a completely speculative, but cool, idea - perhaps the fact that mosquitoes wear beer goggles isn't just a coincidence. —

Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2010 Dear Buddy: Note to you: People wearing beer goggles usually lack depth perception. —

Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2021 After all, there were lots of songs about beer goggles. —

Emily Yahr, chicagotribune.com, 14 Nov. 2019 Grab your beer goggles; San Diego’s Ballast Point will open Downtown Disney District’s first brewery later this year. —

Keith Flanagan, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2018