in a blink of an eye vs in a blink of the eye

Both "in a blink of an eye" and "in a blink of the eye" are similar phrases, but the correct one is "in a blink of an eye." This phrase is a common idiom used to describe something happening very quickly.

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in a blink of an eye

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

The correct phrase is "in a blink of an eye," which means something happens very quickly or suddenly.

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You made me realize, I need to be that way, too, 'cause high school's over in a blink of an eye and here we are graduating...
Everybody switched telephones to cells in a blink of an eye
Everything you've ever known, felt, believed... it all passes in a blink of an eye.
you read them in a blink of an eye.
God knows it can all turn into blood in a blink of an eye.
How does it sound? I thought you were some kind of big shot that destroyed people in a blink of an eye.
The giant planets are about to burst into existence in a cosmic blink of an eye.
An anger level of four can escalate to a ten in the blink of an eye, team.
Trust us, this place can be a courtroom in the blink of an eye.
Trust us, this place can be a courtroom in the blink of an eye.
I could have your head on a spit in the blink of an eye.
WOMAN: The war had all but ground to a halt in the blink of an eye.
I wonder who could steal it in a blink of eye?
Fifty years - two generations - is but a blink of the eye of history.
Chloe, just like He promised, A blink of an eye.
To us, it's a blink of an eye.
The man that's coming for you kills men without a blink of an eye.
The first reporter who broke the news about this, he can easily find out within a blink of an eye.
You see, at this point, June was a mere three and a half months away- A blink of an eye, in wedding time.
Well, a blink of an eye is less than 100 megabytes so we are talking about a tremendous step forward.

in a blink of the eye

This phrase is not the correct form of the idiom.

The correct phrase is "in a blink of an eye."

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An anger level of four can escalate to a ten in the blink of an eye, team.
Trust us, this place can be a courtroom in the blink of an eye.
Trust us, this place can be a courtroom in the blink of an eye.
I could have your head on a spit in the blink of an eye.
WOMAN: The war had all but ground to a halt in the blink of an eye.
Fifty years - two generations - is but a blink of the eye of history.
Everything you've ever known, felt, believed... it all passes in a blink of an eye.
How does it sound? I thought you were some kind of big shot that destroyed people in a blink of an eye.
you read them in a blink of an eye.
God knows it can all turn into blood in a blink of an eye.
I wonder who could steal it in a blink of eye?
You made me realize, I need to be that way, too, 'cause high school's over in a blink of an eye and here we are graduating...
A blink of the eye and you would've missed it.
Everybody switched telephones to cells in a blink of an eye
Chloe, just like He promised, A blink of an eye.
To us, it's a blink of an eye.
The man that's coming for you kills men without a blink of an eye.
The first reporter who broke the news about this, he can easily find out within a blink of an eye.
You see, at this point, June was a mere three and a half months away- A blink of an eye, in wedding time.
Well, a blink of an eye is less than 100 megabytes so we are talking about a tremendous step forward.

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