without batting an eyelash
Showing no reaction
Without batting an eyelash means showing no visible emotional reaction, especially when a response would be expected.
Someone who lies without batting an eyelash does so with perfect composure.
The phrase emphasizes the absence of even the smallest sign of surprise, discomfort, or hesitation: She heard the terrible news without batting an eyelash.
Also *without batting an eye*.
- aplombSelf-assured composure
- unflappableImpossible to disturb
- cool as a cucumberExtremely calm and composed
- poker-facedShowing no emotion
- composureEmotional self-control
keeping a straight face · unruffled · collected · stoic · nerves of steel · unfazed · poise · impassive · stone cold · matter-of-factly · equanimity · insouciant · unhesitatingly · dispassionate · self-possession · nonchalant · coolheaded · imperturbable
without batting an eyelashin shock
taken aback · flabbergasted · aghast · stunned · horrified
without batting an eyelashfalling apart
Gradually breaking into pieces
coming unglued · panicking · in a panic · flustered · rattled