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Definition 2024

bat_an_eyelash

bat an eyelash

English

Alternative forms

bat an eyelid

Verb

bat an eyelash

(idiomatic) to react in any slight way; to respond
When cellular phones first came out they were something of a novelty. These days, nobody bats an eyelash.

Usage notes

Most frequently negative, as in the example.

Translations

to react in any slight way

Finnish: räpäyttää silmäänsä (fi), väräyttää eväänsä (fi)
Norwegian: heve et øyenbryn

Russian: (negative) гла́зом не моргну́ть ‎(glázom ne morgnútʹ) (not to wink an eye), (negative) у́хом не повести́ ‎(úxom ne povestí) (not to stir an ear)