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blind as a bat

blind as a bat adjective: nearly totally blind; having a very poor sense of vision.

Adjective

blind as a bat (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Nearly totally blind; having a very poor sense of vision.
    • "D'you know what? I'm blind. Thash what I am - blind's a bat. Everybody's blind's a bat. 'Cept you. Why aren't you blind's a bat?" "I don't know," I told him.1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 23

Synonyms of blind as a bat

Questions about blind as a bat

What does blind as a bat mean?
Blind as a bat means nearly totally blind; having a very poor sense of vision.
What part of speech is blind as a bat?
Blind as a bat is an adjective.

Words near blind as a bat in the dictionary

  1. blind
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  3. blind abscesses
  4. blind alley
  5. blind alleys
  6. blind as a bat
  7. blind as a beetle
  8. blind as a mole
  9. blind as an owl
  10. blind axle
  11. blind axles

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