blink first

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)st

Verb

blink first (third-person singular simple present blinks first, present participle blinking first, simple past and past participle blinked first)

  1. To be the first party in some situation to give in or back down.
    • 2023 June 28, Ben Jones, “Are we getting rid of our (still useful) rolling stock too early?”, in RAIL, number 986, page 29:
      The future of these valuable vehicles depends on who blinks first in the stand-off between a ROSCO wanting to maximise the return on its investment and the determination of DfT to reduce operating costs.
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