blinder
3
8.4
- noun
- /ˈblaɪndər/
:
anteojera
- Can you see the difference through your partisan blinders?
- horse blinders
- wear blinders
- put on blinders
Or am I going to put the blinders and stay here?
- Or am I going to put the blinders and stay here?
- You put those blinders on, put the blinders on.
- Once it starts working, put the blinders on and hit the gas.
- But I yeah, you definitely have blinders on.
- Rhett, begin the white noise and put on your blinders.
- So that's why for me, I have to take the blinders off.
- So the best advice is I would say wear blinders.
- And so the more that we can sort of put the mental blinders on to not listen to those wants and don't wants.
- When I'm at a cafe, for example, I have a much easier time putting my blinders on, focusing, being head down when there's external noise to tune out.
- You know, I test things, want to know what the editor thinks, want to know what the cinematographer thinks, you know, so it's not like a complete blinders.
Examples
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You think things are bad now; you just wait and see... take off your blinders and hope and pray for the best!
Blog text (12) -
Your hood projects out from the sides of your face like blinders on a horse.
Fiction book (2000) -
Our culture may well be a set of blinders for us, too.
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I hate to say it, but those who choose to keep the blinders on will get what they deserve.
Blog text (1) -
We are like horses with blinders, seeing only what lies before us.
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We are heading for an economic cliff among other dangers, but most Americans have blinders on.
Blog text (1) -
One way to reduce the dissonance is to give yourself selective exposure or, in essence, put horse blinders on.
Blog text (18) -
The horses wear blinders.
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You need people that disagree with you; otherwise, you'll be stuck with blinders on and never consider or even hear anything other than your own thoughts.
Blog text (6) -
The trainer fitted the horse with blinders to keep it focused on the track.
Synonyms
47
2.5
A piece of cloth tied over the eyes to stop someone seeing
2
7.0
A leather flap on a horse's bridle that stops it from seeing to the side
A piece of leather or plastic put beside a horse's eye to stop it seeing to the side
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blinder comes from the word blind, which means 'not seeing'. It was originally a leather piece put on a horse to stop it seeing to the side, so the horse would stay focused.