not (even) blink
idiom
: to not seem surprised or upset at all
Laura didn't (even) blink when I told her that the car was gone.
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That will sell bland, overpriced tacos and micheladas at the stadium and not blink — hey, at least Flamin’ Hot Cheetos are still cheap.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
But the city, University Medical Center New Orleans, Dillard University and other entities did not blink.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 29 May 2025
During sleep, the eyes are at rest and do not blink, causing eye discharge to pool in the corners of the eyes and along the lash lines.
—Laura Schober, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Cheers to all of us that made it through and did not blink.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
And today, on the value of American leadership and strength, history will record that the Senate did not blink.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2024
For years, analysts and industry types saw the retail giant as a different type of entertainment company, one that could throw $715 million at a Lord of the Rings show and not blink.
—Vulture, 10 Jan. 2024
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
But the city, University Medical Center New Orleans, Dillard University and other entities did not blink.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 29 May 2025
During sleep, the eyes are at rest and do not blink, causing eye discharge to pool in the corners of the eyes and along the lash lines.
—Laura Schober, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Cheers to all of us that made it through and did not blink.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
And today, on the value of American leadership and strength, history will record that the Senate did not blink.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2024
For years, analysts and industry types saw the retail giant as a different type of entertainment company, one that could throw $715 million at a Lord of the Rings show and not blink.
—Vulture, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Not (even) blink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20%28even%29%20blink. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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