bat of the eye

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The automaton of the body responds as quickly to the bat of the eye as it does to the movement of the whole body.

From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Miller, Gustavus Hindman

I want the facts—every word the girl said, every look, every bat of the eye, every sneer.

From Ann Boyd by Harben, Will N. (Will Nathaniel)