Смысл: blink

blink1. [blıŋk] n
<Í> 1. 1) мигание; моргание
several blinks will get a cinder out of the eye - моргнув несколько раз, удалишь соринку из глаза
2) мерцание; небольшая вспышка света
blink signal - спец. проблесковый сигнал
2. миг, мгновение
like a blink - разг. моментально
he must have died like a blink - он, должно быть, сразу умер
3. шотл. быстрый взгляд
4. ледяной отблеск
♢ on the blink - в плохом состоянии, не в порядке
to be on the blink - потерпеть аварию (об оборудовании); выйти из строя

2. [blıŋk] v
<Í> 1. 1) мигать, моргать
don't blink your eyes - не моргай
to blink away a tear - смахнуть ресницами слезу
to blink away /back/ (one's) tears - пытаться сдержать слёзы
2) щуриться
3) ослеплять
the sun is blinking my eyes - солнце слепит мне глаза
2. мерцать
the lights of a steamer blinked out at sea - огни парохода мерцали в море
3. смотреть, посматривать
she blinked at him - она взглянула на него из-под полуопущенных ресниц
4. скисать (о молоке, пиве)
5. 1) избегать, игнорировать
to blink the facts - игнорировать факты
to blink the question - уклоняться от ответа (на вопрос)
2) (at) закрывать глаза (на что-л.)
to blink at smth. - закрывать глаза на что-л.

be only as strong as the (one's) weakest link Идиома

on the blink

not working My stereo has been on the blink for the last few months.

blinkin' heck

an old fashioned inoffensive exclamation of surprise, often expressed without the 'h'. Also "heck" can be replaced with "hell"

blinking

used as an intensifier, but a particularly mild expression: "Your blinkin' washing machine has broken down again" or"It's blinkin' heavy, this washing machine"

clink

prison; it is derived either from the name of Clink Street in London on which a prison was situated, or from the sound of doors locking

clinkers

excrement that adheres to anal hairs or fur on an animal

link up

join or combine 连接
The two cities are linked up by a river．这两座城市靠一条河连接起来。

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.

The strength of a group depends on each individual member.

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link

This means that processes, organisations, etc, are vulnerable because the weakest person or part can always damage or break them.

Blink of an eye

If something happens in the blink of an eye, it happens so fast it is almost impossible to notice it.

In the clink

(UK) If someone is in the clink, they are in prison.

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