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Meanings of blink an eye in English

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Usage of blink an eye in English
1
She could not move one of Oohtooroo's thick fingers or blink an eye.
Sons of the Oak
2
I say, old sport, do stir yourself and blink an eye!
A Patriotic Schoolgirl
3
Mitch had to grin at that; Graham didn't change expressions or blink an eye.
Down river
4
To put that in perspective, it takes humans around 200ms to blink an eye.
BBC
5
The house detective didn't blink an eye as Kimball got into the elevator with Anne.
American empire: blood and iron
6
Toussaint Louverture did not blink an eye.
Island beneath the sea
7
Before I could blink an eye, her smile vanished and was replaced by a snarling war mask.
Mortal Allies
8
In fact, if you so much as blink an eye at him I'll have to take you down.
A taste of magic
9
Simmy did not blink an eye.
From the Housetops
10
He probably won't blink an eye.
True blue
11
He didn't even blink an eye.
Storm front
12
And his gigantic head...a single bite could end any confrontation as quickly as one could blink an eye.
The flock
13
Didn't even blink an eye.
Cara mia - book one of the immortyl revolution
14
Omar didn't blink an eye.
Seven up
15
He was the type who wouldn't blink an eye at stepping all over his subordinates if that's what it took.
Underground
16
In order to work, air bags need to inflate in less than half the time it takes to blink an eye.
Reuters
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