blind side
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- noun
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- Clady is one of the top 5 LTs in the league, particularly important when you want to protect the blind side of one of the top QBs of all time.
- quarterback's blind side
- protect his blind side
- blind-side hit
You get hit on the blind side and something terrible happens and I feel like this book, if you've been through something like that, could almost be a lifesaver.
- You get hit on the blind side and something terrible happens and I feel like this book, if you've been through something like that, could almost be a lifesaver.
- It was a pre season game I think that I was playing blind side flanker for the game.
Examples
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In a car, the blind side is the area not visible to the driver through the mirrors.
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The coach advised the player to keep an eye on his blind side during the game.
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Even the most transparent of us have blind sides.
Blog text (20) -
You're never gonna have to worry about your blind side ever again.
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She can slip out on his blind side.
Fiction book (1995) -
The moment I can't see you or you're on my blind side, you are in control of me.
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Some participants reported feeling scared when people touched them unexpectedly on the blind side in crowded areas, such as shopping centers, or at social events.
Academic text (2004) -
You get hit on the blind side and something terrible happens and I feel like this book, if you've been through something like that, could almost be a lifesaver.
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Solder has performed about as well as could be expected as a left tackle this season; he hasn't been elite, but he's allowed just two sacks on Tom Brady's blind side and has been flagged just once this season (a false start).
Blog text (17) -
To avoid accidents, always check your blind side before changing lanes.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the side where a person's vision is obstructed or limited' is directly derivable from combining 'blind' (without sight) with 'side' (a lateral part). This adjective+noun composition follows a transparent compositional pattern and is cross-linguistically predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Blind side comes from a simple sight image used in sport: imagine a quarterback or driver facing forward, so the opposite side is blind to them and they cannot see people coming from there. That's why blind side means 'an area you cannot see and that is easy for someone to attack' .