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blind alleyA course of inquiry that leads nowhere.Rate it:

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blind as a batNearly totally blind, having a very poor sense of vision.Rate it:

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Blind as a BatNot able to see at all or get completely blindRate it:

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blind dateA romantic meeting between two people who have never met before.Rate it:

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blind leading the blindSituation where an unqualified person is attempting to train others in a task.Rate it:

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Blind Leading the BlindUninformed people, who try to lead or inform others, or it is about someone, who is not well equipped but wants to educate othersRate it:

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blind side someoneTo injure, reveal shared private information or cause financial or personal loss through disloyalty or actions which hurt or disappoint.Rate it:

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blind with scienceTo overwhelm someone with details in order to influence or mislead them.Rate it:

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blink of an eyeA very short period of time; quickly.Rate it:

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blue-eyedUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see blue,‎ eye,‎ -ed.Rate it:

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Bohnen in den Ohren habento turn a deaf earRate it:

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box offTo turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback.Rate it:

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bring toTo turn into the wind; to check the course of by trimming the sails so as to counteract each other.Rate it:

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bring upTo turn on power or start, as of a machine.Rate it:

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Buggins's turnThe appointment of a person by rotation or promotion, on the basis of length of service (it being that person's "turn") rather than merit or level of qualification.Rate it:

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bull's eyesweetRate it:

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bulls eyedirect hitRate it:

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c'est à vous à parlerIt is your turn to speak.Rate it:

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c'est comme un cataplasme sur une jambe de boisA nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.Rate it:

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c'est entendu, à la charge d'autant (or, de revanche)I will do the same for you; One good turn deserves another.Rate it:

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c'est un homme qui ne perd pas la carteHe is a man who keeps his wits about him, who has an eye to the main chance.Rate it:

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camel through the eye of a needleHyperbole to illustrate that something is almost impossible to do or to happen.Rate it:

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catch someone's eyeTo capture someone's attention.Rate it:

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catch the eyeTo attract the attentionRate it:

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chacun prêche pour son saintEvery one has an eye to his own interest.Rate it:

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cheat outTo face or turn toward the audience more than would be natural, for instance in a staged conversation.Rate it:

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chose qui plaît est à moitié vendueGood wares make quick market; Please the eye and fill the purse.Rate it:

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close the faceTo turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side.Rate it:

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come upon the townBecome a prostitute; turn to prostitution.Rate it:

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coméquiéEye dialect spelling of como é que é.Rate it:

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coucher dans son fourreauTo go to sleep without undressing; To turn in all standing (nav.).Rate it:

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cuméquiéEye dialect spelling of como é que é.Rate it:

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curveballAn unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance.Rate it:

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dans le royaume des aveugles les borgnes sont roisAmong the blind, the one-eyed is king.Rate it:

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de via declinare, deflectere (also metaphorically)to turn aside from the right way; to deviate.Rate it:

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der Reihe nachone by one, in turnRate it:

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dormir en gendarmeTo sleep with one eye open.Rate it:

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drank the koolaidDid what the Blind majority did, like a lemming, walking off a cliff.Rate it:

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dry eyeKeratoconjunctivitis sicca , an eye disease caused by decreased tear production.Rate it:

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dry eyeAn eye which is not crying, i.e. someone emotionally unmoved.Rate it:

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eagle eyeA close attention to detail.Rate it:

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eagle eyegood eyesightRate it:

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eagle eyeSomeone with good eyesightRate it:

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easy on the eyeAlternative form of easy on the eyes.Rate it:

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ecotropism is a philosophyFrom "eco" the hearth and "tropism" to turn toward. Ergo--to turn toward the earthRate it:

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ekceteraEye dialect spelling of et cetera.Rate it:

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ekcetraEye dialect spelling of et cetera.Rate it:

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end upTo conclude, turn out, sometimes unexpectedly.Rate it:

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even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a whileBeing right once doesn't prove anythingRate it:

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eventum, exitum (felicem) habereto turn out (well); to result (satisfactorily).Rate it:

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