What is the figurative meaning of In the blink of an eye?
Note
In the blink of an eye means very quickly. This answer is correct because the expression has a fixed figurative meaning in English. In an SSC idiom question, students should match the whole phrase with its accepted meaning rather than translate each word separately.
- Classroom example: In the blink of an eye can refer to a situation involving very quickly.
- Story example: A writer may use In the blink of an eye when describing a situation involving very quickly.
- Exam example: When a sentence contains In the blink of an eye, choose the meaning “very quickly.”
