bat an eye
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“But a million dollars is something people don’t even bat an eye at anymore.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Meanwhile, there are plenty of international actors working in American films and speaking fluent English, while Anglo viewers — admittedly, myself included — rarely bat an eye at this impressive skill.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026
Nonetheless, the stock market didn’t bat an eye.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2025
The theater legend was blasé about Taylor Swift’s split from Joe Alwyn and didn’t bat an eye upon hearing that Barbra Streisand’s memoir is more than 1,000 pages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Twig pulled bus fare for all of us out of her pocket, and the bus driver didn’t bat an eye.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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