When I told him the price of the car he never batted an eye.
Bill told his story without batting an eyelash, although not a word of it was true.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
without batting an eye — or[without batting an eyelash] See: BAT AN EYE … Dictionary of American idioms
without batting an eye — or[without batting an eyelash] See: BAT AN EYE … Dictionary of American idioms
without batting an eye — without pausing, looking calm and natural Without batting an eye, she gave him a false name and address … English idioms
without\ batting\ an\ eyelash — • bat an eyelash • bat an eye • without batting an eye • without batting an eyelash v. phr. informal To show surprise, fear, or interest; show your feelings. Used in negative sentences. When I told him the price of the car he never batted an eye … Словарь американских идиом
not bat (or without batting) an eyelid (or N. Amer. eye) — informal show (or showing) no surprise or concern. → bat … English new terms dictionary
without turning a hair — without a sign of fear or stress, cool, without batting an eye Without turning a hair, Adriana told them she was Madonna s manager! … English idioms
eye — n. organ of sight 1) to blink; close, shut; open; roll; squint one s eyes 2) to drop, lower; lift, raise one s eyes 3) to rest; strain one s eyes 4) to lay, set one s eyes on smt. ( to see smt. ) 5) to keep one s eyes open, peeled (esp. AE),… … Combinatory dictionary
bat\ an\ eye — • bat an eyelash • bat an eye • without batting an eye • without batting an eyelash v. phr. informal To show surprise, fear, or interest; show your feelings. Used in negative sentences. When I told him the price of the car he never batted an eye … Словарь американских идиом
not bat an eye — to not show any reaction. Mom didn t bat an eye when I told her I was getting married. Usage notes: also used in the form without batting an eye with the same meaning: She can give a formal dinner for thirty without batting an eye … New idioms dictionary
Batting helmet — or a purposeful attempt to injure the opposing team s batter, can cause serious injury.In 1907, after creating many other pieces of useful equipment, Roger Bresnahan created the first batting helmet after getting beaned in the head one game. This … Wikipedia
