Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“When I was in love, I fell so hard. And in the blink of an eye, my whole life changed. I’m afraid of feeling that again.”
- Singer Rihanna on her fears about dating. (Us Weekly)
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
suddenly, very quickly
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
Blink your eyes. How long did that take? Blinking happens very fast, in less than a second. It happens so fast, we often don’t even realize we’ve blinked!
That’s why when you say that something happened in the blink of an eye, it means that something happened very quickly, or suddenly.
Rihanna says that her life changed in the blink of an eye. She was deeply in love, and then her relationship fell apart very dramatically. Her love went away in the blink of an eye.
When something happens in the blink of an eye, it can be either positive or negative. For instance, if you win the lottery, you will become rich in the blink of the eye. Rihanna says she is afraid of dating again. But who knows, maybe she will change her mind in the blink of an eye.
Has your life ever changed in the blink of an eye? What happened?
Examples
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
“The accident happened in the blink of an eye.”
“I was single for a long time, and then in the blink of an eye I suddenly had a girlfriend.”
“Even though it really took four years, it seems like college passed in the blink of an eye.”
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