samedi 28 septembre 2013

As blind as a bat

(as) blind as a bat 
(humorous) not able to see well
  • She's as blind as a bat without her glasses.
The blind leading the blind
a situation in which people with almost no experience or knowledge give advice to others who also have no experience or knowledge


Not a blind bit/the blindest bit of… 
(British English, informal) not any
  • He didn't take a blind bit of notice of me (= he ignored me).
  • It won't make the blindest bit of difference(= it will make no difference at all).
Turn a blind eye (to something)
to pretend not to notice something bad that is happening, so you do not have to do anything about it
  • The authorities were either unaware of the problem or turned a blind eye to it.
Blind (to something)
not noticing or realizing something
  • She is blind to her husband's faults.
  • I must have been blind not to realize the danger we were in.
Blind faith/obedience
[usually before noun] (of strong feelings) seeming to be unreasonable, and accepted without question; seeming to be out of control
  • It was a moment of blind panic.
[usually before noun] (of a situation or an event) that cannot be controlled by reason
  • a blind chance
  • the blind force of nature


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