Idiom
bat one's eyes
Meaning
To signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She bats her eyes at him whenever she wants a favor.”
“He thought she was interested in his story, but she was just batting her eyes to get his attention.”
“Despite the gravity of the situation, she attempted to manipulate the guard by batting her eyes and feigning complete ignorance of the rules.”
Examples
simple
“She bats her eyes at him whenever she wants a favor.”
contextual
“He thought she was interested in his story, but she was just batting her eyes to get his attention.”
complex
“Despite the gravity of the situation, she attempted to manipulate the guard by batting her eyes and feigning complete ignorance of the rules.”
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