not turn a hair
Example Sentences
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America did not turn a hair, any more than it did about the Union Carbide explosion that killed 15,000 Indians in Bhopal in 1984, with only trivial compensation paid.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2010
A philosophical New Dealer and onetime college president, Mr. Horsfall did not turn a hair at the appearance of armed men on the Arkansas landscape.
From Time Magazine Archive
I did not turn a hair, I am glad to say.
From The Lady of the Shroud by Bram Stoker
I watched him sharply, but he did not turn a hair nor move a muscle.
From First Person Paramount by Ambrose Pratt
I assure you," Lord Henry rejoined, "the bulk of the men at my club would not turn a hair at the suggestion.
From Too Old for Dolls A Novel by Anthony M. (Anthony Mario) Ludovici
