without batting an eye

without batting an eye
without batting an eye
Lit. Fig. without showing alarm or response; without blinking an eye. •

I knew I had insulted her, and she turned to me and asked me to leave without batting an eye.

Right in the middle of the speech—without batting an eye—the speaker walked off the stage.

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or[without batting an eyelash] See: BAT AN EYE.

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