Idiom
blink first
Meaning
To be the first party in some situation to give in or back down.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Neither side wants to blink first in this argument.”
“The two companies are waiting for the other to blink first during these difficult contract negotiations.”
“In the high-stakes game of geopolitical posturing, both nations remained resolute, neither willing to blink first and risk a loss of national prestige.”
Examples
simple
“Neither side wants to blink first in this argument.”
contextual
“The two companies are waiting for the other to blink first during these difficult contract negotiations.”
complex
“In the high-stakes game of geopolitical posturing, both nations remained resolute, neither willing to blink first and risk a loss of national prestige.”
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