without batting an eye en · ADV
Meanings
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) 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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| without batting an eyelash | alternative | lexicographic | |
| without blinking an eye | alternative | lexicographic | |
| without batting an eyelid | alternative | lexicographic | |
| without blinking an eyelid | alternative | lexicographic | |
| without blinking an eyelash | alternative | lexicographic |