blink back tears
idiom
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or blink away tears
: to prevent oneself from crying or to make tears go away by blinking
He blinked back (his) tears as he told us the bad news.
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Prince William and Prince Harry, Kate and Meghan seemed to blink back tears before the monarch's coffin, which was draped with the Royal Standard and raised on a catafalque.
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022
Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022
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“Blink back tears.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blink%20back%20tears. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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