Collocations for "flinch"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "flinch" in context.
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flinch
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- flinch (away) from [the noise, the ball, her]
- flinch from making [difficult, important, life] decisions
- flinched at his [touch, voice]
- didn't even flinch (when)
- [hardly, barely] flinched (when)
- without (even) flinching (once)
- flinched in [pain, surprise, horror, disgust]
- flinch [slightly, involuntarily]
- a flinch of the [shoulder, shoulders, head]
- [spoke, acted, reacted] with a flinch
- [moved, stepped] away with a flinch
- didn't even [cause, register] the slightest flinch
- just [stood, sat] there without a flinch
- without even a flinch
- without so much as a flinch