(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.
The 'apple of your eye' is the iris or center of the eye. If someone were to touch the apple of your eye it would be very painful and so it is protected by the eyelid. The biblical imagery is that we are the apple of his eye and God is the eyelid who protects us. Shakespeare also used the term with this meaning in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' to again show something as most precious -.