(2) The service, in the aggregate, is equal to 5 years or more. (d) The service described in paragraph (c) of this section is creditable under FERS for the following purposes: (1) The 5 years of civilian service required to be eligible for a basic annuity under FERS as set forth in Â§ 842.203 of this chapter.
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia. the apple of your eye. the person someone likes most or is most proud of Harry was his first child and the apple of his eye. the apple of somebody's eye. the person who someone loves most and is very proud of His youngest son was the apple of his eye.
Originally meaning the central aperture of the eye. Figuratively it is something, or more usually someone, cherished above others. 'The apple of my eye' is exceedingly old and first appears in Old English in a work attributed to King Aelfred (the Great) of Wessex, AD 885, titled Gregory's Pastoral Care.t was a phrase meaning the pupil of the eye. So it either meant that it was something centered in your eye or your sight (and therefore of great importance to you) or that it was as important to you as the pretty important part of your body that allowed you to see.