СВЕТ ПОМЕРК В ГЛАЗАХ чьих, (у) кого litVPsubj.
past only
usu. this WO everything has become disagreeable, distasteful to s.o. : свет померк в Х-овых глазах - the light went out in (of) X's life
X felt he had nothing (left) to live for
there was nothing for X to live for (anymore).
Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь. — М.: ACT-ПРЕСС КНИГА.
С.И. Лубенская.
2004.