blink tears back
blink tears back
To try to stop oneself from crying. I often have to blink tears back when I listen to a sappy love song on the radio. The poor student was so nervous on stage that she was clearly blinking tears back.
See also: back, blink, tear
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
blink one's tears back
Fig. to try to keep from crying. She blinked back her tears and went on. He blinked his tears back and endured the pain.
See also: back, blink, tear
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- blink back tears
- wash (one's) hands of (someone or something)
- wash hands of
- wash one's hands of
- wash your hands of
- wash your hands of somebody/something
- wash your hands of something/someone
- for (one's) (own) sake
- for sake
- keep in sight