blind to
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5.9
- idiom
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- Do not get so caught up in what you think you want that you also become blind to what you actually need.
- remain blind to
- keep blind to
- blind to the conditions
You see what you value, you're blind to what you don't value.
- You see what you value, you're blind to what you don't value.
- If you truly care, you cannot be blind to the evidence.
- We suddenly see all arguments for it and become blind to all arguments against it.
- And have we been blind to potential service price inflation?
- So many people are trapped inside the Apple universe that they're blind to what's going on outside.
- It's like I'm not blind to all of our problems.
- So he says, Hume himself, it is true, was blind to this, supposing as he did.
- We're often very blind to what our assumptions are.
- It is a level of mastery reached where even the master is blind to their own mastery.
- Where are there gaps and seams or flaws that you have become blind to?
- So, yeah, there might, there might be other things you're totally blind to.
- I I am not some huge Second Amendment person and I am not blind to possible change on either side.
- But once they got the dream reports, the analysis sort of team remained blind to those reports.
- I don't want you to become blind to the text and the sweet things he may say in there.
- Do not get so caught up in what you think you want that you also become blind to what you actually need.
Examples
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We're often very blind to what our assumptions are.
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I am not blind to what goes on around here.
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But I get how people can be blind to their own skills.
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If you truly care, you cannot be blind to the evidence.
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Where magic is concerned, our king is blind to reason.
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You are becoming blind to the very thing that brought you here in the first place.
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While I love our country, I am not blind to our financial straits.
Fiction book (1992) -
- I'm not blind to this situation and I know you're not either.
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So many people are trapped inside the Apple universe that they're blind to what's going on outside.
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You cannot ignore the truth and be blind to the problem any longer.
Synonyms
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4.9
Not noticing facts or reason because of strong feelings
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2.9
Not knowing that something is happening or true
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6.3
Not noticing what happens around you
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4.2
Not aware that someone might harm or trick you
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7.2
Not aware of what is happening around you
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7.3
Does not notice or care about things that upset other people
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7.4
Not noticing what is around you because you are lost in thought
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8.8
Not aware of what is happening around you
Not paying attention to someone or something
Antonyms
How Aware
Surface Forms
Morphology
blind + to
The meaning 'unaware of or deliberately ignoring' is directly derivable from 'blind' (lacking perception or awareness) with the preposition 'to' marking the target, so a B1 learner who knows 'blind' can infer that 'blind to X' means unaware of X. This is a compositional, cross-linguistically common pattern with no strong idiomatic shift, so it is transparent.
Etymology
The phrase blind to gives a simple picture: someone who is blind or has their eyes covered and cannot see what is in front of them. So if you are blind to a problem, you do not notice it or you may choose to 'ignore' or be 'unaware' of it.