hey,
i´ve seen that exact idiom like this I couldnt... an eye or eyelashes dunno.
my point is I know that it means the person wasnt able to shut his eyes so to speak.

I have a hunch the verb missing starts with ´p´ but it´s not pluck( or you would be doing your brows, hehe)

I´m obsessing, please could I get any help?
thanks!