blink first
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)st
Verb
[edit]blink first (third-person singular simple present blinks first, present participle blinking first, simple past and past participle blinked first)
- To be the first party in some situation to give in or back down.
- 2023 June 28, Ben Jones, “Are we getting rid of our (still useful) rolling stock too early?”, in RAIL, number 986, page 29:
- The future of these valuable vehicles depends on who blinks first in the stand-off between a ROSCO wanting to maximise the return on its investment and the determination of DfT to reduce operating costs.