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fly blind

fly blind verb: to do by guesswork; to feel one's way.

Verb

fly blind (third-person singular simple present flies blind, present participle flying blind, simple past flew blind, past participle flown blind)

  1. (idiomatic) To do by guesswork; to feel one's way.

Forms of fly blind

third-person singular presentflies blind
present participleflying blind
pastflew blind
past participleflown blind

Questions about fly blind

What does fly blind mean?
Fly blind means to do by guesswork; to feel one's way.
What part of speech is fly blind?
Fly blind is a verb.
What is the past tense of fly blind?
The past tense of fly blind is flew blind.

Words near fly blind in the dictionary

  1. fly balls
  2. fly belt
  3. fly belts
  4. fly biscuit
  5. fly biscuits
  6. fly blind
  7. fly bomb
  8. fly bombs
  9. fly bottle
  10. fly bottles
  11. fly box

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