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
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She looked at Bart in his Lhari clothing, at Meta in her Mentorian robe and cloak, at Ringg, and her unruffled dignity did not turn a hair.
From The Colors of Space by Bradley, Marion Zimmer
But the Boy was adamant, and I did not turn a hair.
From The Princess Passes by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
In the court she did not turn a hair, though Biddy stood ready with a battery of traditional restoratives in case she faltered.
From The Tragic Bride by Young, Francis Brett