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without batting an eye |
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without batting an eye Lit. Fig. without showing alarm or response; without blinking an eye. I knew I had insulted her, and she turned to me and asked me to leave without batting an eye. Right in the middle of the speech—without batting an eye—the speaker walked off the stage. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He'll let nineteen go by without batting an eye, and mebbe the twentieth, just because he's feeling frisky, |
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