blink tears back

blink one's tears back

Fig. to try to keep from crying. She blinked back her tears and went on. He blinked his tears back and endured the pain.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ming	-	Chinese
Nickerson	['nikəsn]
Zara (2)	-	Bulgarian
Gunni	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Agatha	['ægəθə]
Svein	-	Norwegian