without batting an eye

English

Alternative forms

• without batting an eyelid
• without batting an eyelash
• without blinking an eye
• without blinking an eyelid
• without blinking an eyelash

Adverb

without batting an eye (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) Showing no emotional reaction.
   • 2015, Allison Hobbs, Karen E. Quinones Miller, Hittin' It Out the Park, →ISBN, page 111:

     Now here she was dropping almost $5,000 on a single outfit without batting an eye.