- in the wink of an eye
- very quickly, in a split second
In the wink of an eye, the coin disappeared from the man's hand.
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in the wink of an eye
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in the wink of an eye — (informal) VERY QUICKLY, very soon, in a second, in a moment, in a trice, in a flash, in an instant, in no time at all; N. Amer. momentarily; informal in a jiffy, in two shakes (of a lamb s tail), in a sec, in the blink of an eye; Brit … Useful english dictionary
in the wink of an eye — quick as a wink or in the wink of an eye very quickly Quick as a wink, she jumped up and opened the door … English dictionary
in the wink of an eye — ► in the wink of an eye (or in a wink) very quickly. Main Entry: ↑wink … English terms dictionary
in the wink of an eye (or in a wink) — very quickly. → wink … English new terms dictionary
in the twinkling of an eye — See: BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON … Dictionary of American idioms
in the twinkling of an eye — See: BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON … Dictionary of American idioms
Wink of an Eye — NOTOC ST episode name = Wink of an Eye Kirk and Spock battle the Scalosians series = TOS ep num = 66 prod num = 068 remas. num = 16 date = November 29, 1968 writer = Arthur Heinemann story by Gene L. Coon (as Lee Cronin) director = Jud Taylor… … Wikipedia
The Wink (Seinfeld) — Infobox Television episode Title = The Wink Series = Seinfeld Caption = Another of George s infamous winks. Season = 7 Episode = 114 Airdate = October 12, 1995 Production = Writer = Tom Gammill Max Pross Director = Andy Ackerman Guests = Paul O… … Wikipedia
wink — ► VERB 1) close and open one eye quickly as a signal of affection or greeting or to convey a message. 2) shine or flash intermittently. ► NOUN ▪ an act of winking. ● as easy as winking Cf. ↑as easy as winking ● … English terms dictionary
wink — wink1 [ wıŋk ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to quickly close and open one eye as a sign to someone, for example a sign that what you have just said is a joke or a secret: wink at: Marcus winked at me knowingly. 2. ) if a light winks, it… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
