without turning a hair



without turning a hair

Without becoming upset, afraid, or emotional; with a perfectly calm demeanor. My father was a tough man. When our family dog came down with rabies, he took him out back and shot him without turning a hair. Claire, without turning a hair, knocked out the two assailants with her bare hands!
See also: hair, turning, without

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tellervo-Finnish Mythology
Taroutah-ṙo:Japanese
Beelzebubbee-EL-zi-bub (English), BEEL-zi-bub (English)Biblical
Sami (1)SAH-meeFinnish
Lassiter['læsitə]
Sime-Macedonian