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Dictionary of Idioms/Phrasal Verbs

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without batting an eyelash

1. without showing emotion or interest; impassive; without showing alarm or response; without blinking an eye

1. Ellen accepted the award without batting an eyelash.

2. I knew I had I insulted her, and she turned to me and asked me to leave without batting an eye.

3. Right in the middle of the speech—without batting an eye—the speaker walked off the stage.

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