Picture a pristine sheet that has just been flattened by a skilled professional, without any wrinkles. Few things are so flawless.This concept gave rise to the Italian idiom don't blinkliterally means “no wrinkles” or “no creases”.
It describes an argument or way of thinking that is perfect, correct, completely logical, indisputable, and free of errors.
don't blink
flawless
His reasoning was flawless.
His argument is flawless.
However, this idiomatic expression has a second, different meaning. When applied to an individual, it means they are not showing any emotion. In this sense, it is consistent with the English idiom “to not bat an eyelid”.
i left her He didn't even blink an eyelid.
I left her without her blinking an eyelid.
Heather Broster is a graduate with honors in linguistics from the University of Western Ontario. She is an aspiring polyglot, fluent in English and Italian, as well as varying degrees of fluency in Japanese, Welsh and French. Originally from Toronto, Heather has lived in several countries, notably Italy for six years. Her main research areas are language acquisition, education and bilingual teaching.
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