Г135
не успел (И) ГЛАЗОМ МОРГНУТЬ (МИГНУТЬ)
collthese forms onlyinfin compl of не успел, often used in
neg pfv fut,
gener. 2nd pers
sing не успеешь
usu. the 1st clause in a complex sent,
foil. by a clause introduced by
Conj «как» or «a») (some person did not have time) to realize
sth. or react to
sth. (because it happened so quickly)
X не успел глазом моргнуть - before X could bat an eye (an eyelid, an eyelash)
before X had time to blinkbefore X knew it.
Cf. before X can (could) say Jack Robinson.
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Г136 →← Г134