(redirected from one did not bat an eyelash) bat an eyelash To display a subtle emotional reaction, such as consternation, annoyance, sadness, joy, etc. Generally used in the negative to denote that the person in question did not display even a hint of an emotional response. Mary didn't...
See also:an,bat,eye,not Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012 not bat an eye /eyelashInformal To show no emotion; appear unaffected:The reporter didn't bat an eyelash while reading the gruesome news. ...
(informal) live, act or behave as you want, not as others tell you to do; be independent:Mark’s father wanted him to be a doctor, but Mark wanted to do his own thing and run an art gallery. See also:own,thing Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017 ...
not bat an eyelash not bat an eyelid not bring anything to the table not bring much to the table not buy (something) not care a fuck not come cheap not come to harm not cross (one's) mind not cut it not cut the mustard not enter (one's) head not enter (one's) mind not fly...
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