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blinks first

blinks first is the third-person singular simple present indicative of blink first.

Meaning of blink first

Verb

blink first (third-person singular simple present blinks first, present participle blinking first, simple past and past participle blinked first)

  1. (idiomatic) To be the first party in some situation to give in or back down.
    • The future of these valuable vehicles depends on who blinks first in the stand-off between a ROSCO wanting to maximise the return on its investment and the determination of DfT to reduce operating costs.2023 June 28, Ben Jones, “Are we getting rid of our (still useful) rolling stock too early?”, in RAIL, number 986, page 29

Questions about blinks first

What is blinks first the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Blinks first is the third-person singular simple present indicative of blink first.

Words near blinks first in the dictionary

  1. blinkle
  2. blinkled
  3. blinkless
  4. blinklessness
  5. blinks
  6. blinks first
  7. blinks of an eye
  8. blinkt
  9. blinky
  10. Blinn
  11. blinned

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