lift eyelid
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To raise your eyelid, often with effort.
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- She lifted one eyelid to see what he was doing.
- The patient could barely lift her eyelids after the surgery.
- He struggled to lift his heavy eyelids in the morning.
- The child tried to lift his drooping eyelid with his finger.
- Can you lift your eyelids for the eye examination?
- She had to lift her eyelid manually due to the muscle weakness.
- The elderly man slowly lifted his eyelids to look at the nurse.
- It's difficult to lift your eyelids when you're extremely tired.
- The doctor asked her to lift her upper eyelid during the checkup.
- After the long night shift, he could barely lift his eyelids to stay awake.