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What is meant by "batting the eyelid" ?

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The idiom is "batting an eyelid". It is always used in the negative, when it means to not show any emotion, hesitation, concern, shock etc. when doing or experiencing something that most people would consider difficult or distasteful.

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  • The idiom is "batting an eyelid".
  • It is always used in the negative, when it means to not show any emotion, hesitation, concern, shock etc.
  • when doing or experiencing something that most people would consider difficult or distasteful.
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The idiom is "batting an eyelid". It is always used in the negative, when it means to not show any emotion, hesitation, concern, shock etc. when doing or experiencing something that most people would consider difficult or distasteful.

"She ate three whole pizzas without batting an eyelid."

"He didn't bat an eyelid when I told him I was divorcing him."
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