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bat an eyelid

To react in any slight way; to respond.

Etymology:

  • From bat, circa 1900.
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When laptop computers first came out they were something of a novelty. These days, nobody bats an eyelid.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

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üt egy szemhéjat

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