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In fiction, what is meant by phrases such as "his eyes flashed anger for a moment"?

Regarding intentionally trying to make your eyes "flash" an emotion, that's actually very challenging, as emotional indicators on our faces can be quite subtle and difficult to fake. When we notice r …
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