He's always getting eye-rolls from his colleagues.
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usage
翻白眼 (fān báiyǎn) is the full verb phrase meaning 'to roll one's eyes.' The gesture is universal but the Chinese expression literally describes showing the white of the eye.
history
The concept dates to the Wei-Jin period. The poet Ruan Ji (阮籍) famously used 白眼 (disdainful look) for people he disliked and 青眼 (qīngyǎn, 'blue/green eye') for those he respected.
