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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “in an opening and closing of eyes”.
Adverb
en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
- (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:No está fino, duda, se enreda. Y, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, ha recibido una sacudida tremenda.- 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.
- (idiomatic) at the drop of a hat, at a moment's notice, in a heartbeat
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