blink back tears

idiom

variants or blink away tears

: to prevent oneself from crying or to make tears go away by blinking

He blinked back (his) tears as he told us the bad news.

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Prince William and Prince Harry, Kate and Meghan seemed to blink back tears before the monarch's coffin, which was draped with the Royal Standard and raised on a catafalque. —

Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022

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