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without batting an eye

without batting an eye adverb: showing no emotional reaction.

Adverb

without batting an eye (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Showing no emotional reaction.
    • Now here she was dropping almost $5,000 on a single outfit without batting an eye.2015, Allison Hobbs, Karen E. Quinones Miller, Hittin' It Out the Park, →ISBN, page 111

Forms of without batting an eye

alternative formwithout batting an eyelid
alternative formwithout batting an eyelash
alternative formwithout blinking an eye
alternative formwithout blinking an eyelid
alternative formwithout blinking an eyelash

Questions about without batting an eye

What does without batting an eye mean?
Without batting an eye means showing no emotional reaction.
What part of speech is without batting an eye?
Without batting an eye is an adverb.

Words near without batting an eye in the dictionary

  1. without a scratch
  2. without a shadow of a doubt
  3. without a trace
  4. without a word of a lie
  5. without accident
  6. without batting an eye
  7. without batting an eyelash
  8. without batting an eyelid
  9. without biscuits
  10. without blinking an eye
  11. without blinking an eyelash

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