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not know whether to shit or go blind

not know whether to shit or go blind verb: to be bewildered, especially about what future course of action one should take.

Verb

not know whether to shit or go blind

  1. (vulgar) To be bewildered, especially about what future course of action one should take.
    • "One week, and if I don't have her to where she don't know whether to shit or go blind, the bet is yours."1962, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, page 66
    • I didn't know whether to shit or go blind, this was the former enemy approaching me. I didn't know if I should still salute him or not, since it was required all through boot camp and it would be a hard habit to break.2004, Ralph Wallis, The Memoirs of a Rambling Mind, page 111

Synonyms of not know whether to shit or go blind

Questions about not know whether to shit or go blind

What does not know whether to shit or go blind mean?
Not know whether to shit or go blind means to be bewildered, especially about what future course of action one should take.
What part of speech is not know whether to shit or go blind?
Not know whether to shit or go blind is a verb.

Words near not know whether to shit or go blind in the dictionary

  1. not know one is born
  2. not know what hit one
  3. not know what one is missing
  4. not know where to turn
  5. not know whether one is coming or going
  6. not know whether to shit or go blind
  7. not know whether to spit or go blind
  8. not know which way to jump
  9. not know which way to turn
  10. not least
  11. not leave a stone unturned

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