单词 | to flutter one's eyelashes |
释义 | > as lemmasto flutter one's eyelashes to flutter one's eyelashes: (frequently of a woman) to open and close one's eyes rapidly (at a person) in a coyly flirtatious manner; (hence) to behave flirtatiously, esp. in order to get something one wants. Cf. bat v.2 2. ΚΠ 1857 E. M. Whitty Friends of Bohemia II. xvi. 211 You could not but believe her when she fluttered her eyelashes at you, and squeezed your hand. 1914 Life 2 Apr. 584/2 She fluttered her eyelashes and leaned over to brush a straying caterpillar from his forehead. 1990 C. McCullough First Man in Rome (1991) 600 If you go on fluttering your eyelashes at the likes of Gaius Julius..you'll find yourself in boiling water up to the neck. 2003 Mizz 13 Aug. 38/2 Ever flutter your eyelashes to get what you want? < as lemmas |
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