Collocations for "eyelid"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "eyelid" in context.
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eyelid
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- have something in my eyelid
- got [dust, something] caught in my eyelid
- didn't even bat an eyelid (at)
- [closed, shut] his eyelids
- her eyelids were [closed]
- [closed] the deceased's eyelids
- his eyelids barely [flinched, moved, fluttered]
- don't flutter your eyelids at me!
- [hanging, loose] skin over the eyelids
- skin on the upper eyelid
- [undergo, have] eyelid surgery
- eyelid [cleansing, closure, retraction]