en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Literally, in an opening and closing of eyes.

Adverb

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en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

  1. (idiomatic) in the wink of an eye, in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye
    • 2020 October 11, Alejandro Ciriza, El País[1]:
      No está fino, duda, se enreda. Y, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, ha recibido una sacudida tremenda.
      [Djokovic] isn't fine-tuned, he's doubting, he's bamboozled. And then, in the blink of an eye, he's been shaken about like crazy.
  2. (idiomatic) at the drop of a hat, at a moment's notice, in a heartbeat

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