not bat an eye



not bat an eye

also not bat an eyelid
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.
See also: bat, eye, not

not bat an eye

/eyelash Informal
To show no emotion; appear unaffected: The reporter didn't bat an eyelash while reading the gruesome news.
See also: bat, eye, not

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CescSESKCatalan
Sokratis-Greek
MaijaMIE-yahFinnish
Gamil-Arabic (Egyptian)
Nadica-Croatian, Serbian
Rinaldo-Italian