Idiom
without batting an eye
Meaning
Showing no emotional reaction.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He lost his keys but stayed calm without batting an eye.”
“The professional athlete missed the final shot, but he walked off the court without batting an eye.”
“Despite the sudden announcement of the company's bankruptcy, the veteran director accepted the news without batting an eye, as if he had anticipated the collapse all along.”
Examples
simple
“He lost his keys but stayed calm without batting an eye.”
contextual
“The professional athlete missed the final shot, but he walked off the court without batting an eye.”
complex
“Despite the sudden announcement of the company's bankruptcy, the veteran director accepted the news without batting an eye, as if he had anticipated the collapse all along.”
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