The king blinded his subjects to what was going on by controlling what appeared in the newspapers.
•The lies and confusion blinded Jill to what was happening.
•She blinded herself to all his faults.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
blind someone with science — blind someone with science/technology/ phrase to explain something to someone in a very complicated way, in order to impress them rather than to help them understand Thesaurus: to be, or to make something, difficult to understandsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
blind someone with technology — blind someone with science/technology/ phrase to explain something to someone in a very complicated way, in order to impress them rather than to help them understand Thesaurus: to be, or to make something, difficult to understandsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
blind someone with — confuse or overawe someone with (something they do not understand). → blind … English new terms dictionary
get an eyeball on someone or something — tv. to manage to spot someone or something; to catch sight of someone or something. □ When I finally got an eyeball on the speeding car, it was too far away for me to read the license plate. □ When ane first got an eyeball on her blind date, she… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
blind — blind1 [ blaınd ] adjective ** 1. ) unable to see. Some people prefer to use the expression visually impaired to talk about blind people: Her father is completely blind. Blind and sighted children should attend the same school. go blind: The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blind — I UK [blaɪnd] / US adjective ** 1) a) unable to see. Some people prefer to use the expression visually impaired Her father is completely blind. Blind and sighted children attend the same school. go blind: The disease made her go blind in one eye … English dictionary
blind — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking the power of sight; unable to see. 2) done without being able to see or without necessary information. 3) lacking perception, judgement, or reason. 4) concealed, closed, or blocked off. 5) (of flying) using instruments only … English terms dictionary
blind spot — blind spots 1) N COUNT If you say that someone has a blind spot about something, you mean that they seem to be unable to understand it or to see how important it is. British judges have a complete blind spot when confronted by evidence which… … English dictionary
blind — blind1 W3S2 [blaınd] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(unable to see)¦ 2 be blind to something 3 turn a blind eye (to something) 4 not take/pay a blind bit of notice 5 not make a blind bit of difference 6¦(feelings)¦ 7¦(road)¦ 8 the blind leading the blind… … Dictionary of contemporary English
blind — [[t]bla͟ɪnd[/t]] ♦♦♦ blinds, blinding, blinded 1) ADJ Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged. I started helping him run the business when he went blind... How would you explain colour to a blind person? Derived words … English dictionary
blind — adjective 1》 unable to see because of injury, disease, or a congenital condition. 2》 done without being able to see or without certain information. ↘(of flying) using instruments only. 3》 lacking perception, judgement, or reason: they were… … English new terms dictionary
