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to fly blind

to fly blind

1 7.7
To make decisions without enough information
  • phrasal verb
  • /flaɪ blaɪnd/
  • Informal
: actuar sin información
  • Before making a big decision, it's important to gather information; otherwise, you might just fly blind.

You're not going to fly blind into another relationship and that's what happens in a narcissistic relationship.

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Examples

  • You're not going to fly blind into another relationship and that's what happens in a narcissistic relationship.

    DoctorRamani

  • "So I guess we're going to fly blind."

    Fiction book (2000)

  • They're all part of this global movement to not fly blind without health.

    The Knowledge Project Podcast

  • I don't think it's a good idea because if we don't have, like a plan then we're just, sort of, flying blind.

    Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)

  • We decided to fly blind during the project, which led to many unexpected challenges.

  • If you go into this meeting without preparation, you'll be forced to fly blind.

Synonyms

flying blind
vsto fly blind
  • Informal
7 7.9

Being without enough information or clear instructions in a difficult situation

is the verb form meaning to proceed without preparation or sufficient information

Antonyms

to prepare
∞ 1.0

Make something ready for use or an event

How Informed

to speculate
254 4.8
to fly blind
  • Informal
1 7.7
to guess
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

fly blind infinitive
flying blind present participle
flies blind third person singular
flew blind past
flown blind past participle

Morphology

fly + blind

The meaning is a metaphorical extension of the literal parts: 'blind' (lacking perception/information) applied to 'fly' suggests proceeding without necessary information or guidance, so the core idea can be inferred from the constituents. However, this is a figurative extension rather than a purely compositional, routine pattern, so a B1 learner may not fully predict the exact pragmatic sense without exposure.

Etymology

The idiom fly blind uses the same picture: if you fly while blind, you move forward without seeing the way, so it means 'to act or proceed without enough information or preparation'.