What does idiom "Before one 愀 eyes" exactly mean?

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What does idiom "Before one 愀 eyes" exactly mean?

dulek

What does idiom "Before one 愀 eyes" exactly mean?

Please tell me if this idiom could mean that something is happening "very quickly" or that something happens right in front of sb is the only possible meaning?

22 Apr 2010

eng789

Yes, it is happening right in front of you.

22 Apr 2010

Apodo

An example would be someone in danger thinking they are about to die:

His life flashed before his eyes.

22 Apr 2010