What is an eyes-as-containers-for-emotions metaphor?

What is an eyes-as-containers-for-emotions metaphor?

Definition
	A conventional metaphor in which the emotions are represented as substances contained by the eyes.

Examples
	Here are some examples in English:
	I could see the fear in his eyes. His eyes were filled with anger. Love showed in his eyes. Her eyes welled with emotion.

Generic
	An eyes-as-containers-for-emotions metaphor is a kind of
	What is a metaphor for emotion in general?

Source
	Lakoff, G. and Johnson 1980

Context for this page:

Concept module: eyes-as-containers-for-emotions metaphor
In modular book: Metaphors in English, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H. Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Lexicon

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