It is a phrase that means just what it says -- someone was blinking their eyes between whatever else was in the original sentence.
You cannot understand an idiom without knowing ahead of time what it means. A phrase is just part of a normal sentence.
An idiom is a phrase whose meaning is not easily deduced from the individual words used, often carrying a symbolic or cultural connotation. A descriptive phrase, on the other hand, is simply a phrase that describes something without the use of figurative language.
"All that glitters isn't gold."
Yes
Can you figure out the meaning by defining the terms? Yes, so it's a phrase instead of an idiom.
The phrase "laid eyes on" is an idiom.
An idiom is a phrase that doesn't make any sense unless you know the idiomatic definition. This phrase means exactly what it looks like, so it's not an idiom.
An idiom is a phrase that doesn't make any sense unless you know the definition. This phrase makes perfect sense, so it is not an idiom. The room became quiet.
An idiom is a phrase that cannot be understood by context unless you know the definition, like "kick the bucket" being an idiom for dying.A cliche is a stale or trite phrase that has been overused to the point of being boring, like "think outside of the box."
Stuck in a rut is a phrase, but I am not sure if an idiom is the same thing as a phrase. You may be thinking of a cliche and "stuck in a RUT" is a cliche. "Stuck in a road" is neither cliche nor idiom.
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