American Idioms and Expressions

Without Batting An Eye Idiom

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without batting an eye What does without batting an eye mean?	casually	The criminal kept changing his story without batting an eye.
without batting an eye What does without batting an eye mean?	casually, without showing any response	The criminal kept changing his story without batting an eye.
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put on one`s thinking cap What does "put on one`s thinking cap" mean?	to think hard and long about something	I will put on my thinking cap and try to find a solution to the problem by next week.

Toot you own horn What does "Toot you own horn" mean?	If someone toot their own horn, they like to boast about their achievements.
at the eleventh hour What does "at the eleventh hour" mean?	at the last possible moment	The company and union settled the strike at the eleventh hour.
In the zone What does "In the zone" mean?	If you are in the zone, you are very focused on what you have to do.
card What does "card" mean?	check someone's identification for age.	I got carded when I tried to buy beer.
afraid of one's own shadow What does "afraid of one's own shadow" mean?	to be easily frightened	The small dog is afraid of his own shadow. after Idioms

two strikes against someone What does "two strikes against someone" mean?	do two things that are wrong or bad and have only one more to do to cause you serious trouble ( from baseball where a batter is finished after three strikes)	do two things that are wrong or bad and have only one more to do to cause you serious trouble ( from baseball where a batter is finished after three strikes)The young boy had two strikes against him when he went to hear the judge's decision about his crime.
bat a thousand What does "bat a thousand" mean?	be successful in everything that you do	be successful in everything that you doThe salesman was batting a thousand during his sales trip to Europe.

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