His eyes popped out
To envy; to desire something without being able to obtain it; to look on covetously.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
יָצְאוּ לוֹ הָעֵינַיִים
Definition (Hebrew)
קִינֵּא. חֵשֶׁק בִּדְבַר מָה לְלֹא יְכֹולֶת לְהַשִּׂיגוֹ. הִסְתַּכֵּל בְּעֵינַיִים כָּלוֹת.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)