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idiombefore you could blink(also before you could blink an eye/eyelid)used in order to say that something happened very quickly, and surprised you:If I'd admitted that I knew Francis, they would have taken me down to the police station before I could blink.When the kids are at home I spend a lot more - I'm through fifty pounds before I can blink an eyelid.
(redirected from before you could blink)before (one) could blinkQuickly or suddenly. Before I could blink, a deer darted out in front of my car, and I had to slam on my brakes. |