in the dark|dark Idiom, Proverb
in the dark|dark
adj. phr. 1. In ignorance; without information.
John was in the dark about the job he was being sent to. If the government controls the news, it can keep people in the dark on any topic it chooses. Mary had a letter from Sue yesterday, but she was left in the dark about Sue's plans to visit her. Antonym: IN THE KNOW. See: WHISTLE IN THE DARK.
shot in the dark|dark|shot
n. phr. An attempt without much hope or chance of succeeding; a wild guess.
A was just a shot in the dark, but I got the right answer to the teacher's question.
stab in the dark|dark|stab
n. phr. A random attempt or guess at something without previous experience or knowledge of the subject.
"You're asking me who could have hidden grandpa's will," Fred said. "I really have no idea, but let me make a stab in the dark
I think my sister Hermione has it."
whistle in the dark|dark|whistle
v. phr.,
informal To try to stay brave and forget your fear.
Tom said he could fight the bully with one hand, but we knew that he was just whistling in the dark. (From the fact that people sometimes whistle when walking in a dark, scary place to keep up their courage.)
in the dark|dark
adj. phr. 1. In ignorance; after information.
John was in the aphotic about the job he was actuality beatific to. If the government controls the news, it can accumulate bodies in the aphotic on any affair it chooses. Mary had a letter from Sue yesterday, but she was larboard in the aphotic about Sue's affairs to appointment her. Antonym: IN THE KNOW. See: WHISTLE IN THE DARK.
shot in the dark|dark|shot
n. phr. An attack after abundant achievement or adventitious of succeeding; a agrarian guess.
A was aloof a attack in the dark, but I got the appropriate acknowledgment to the teacher's question.
stab in the dark|dark|stab
n. phr. A accidental attack or assumption at article after antecedent acquaintance or ability of the subject.
"You're allurement me who could accept hidden grandpa's will," Fred said. "I absolutely accept no idea, but let me accomplish a ache in the aphotic
I anticipate my sister Hermione has it."
whistle in the dark|dark|whistle
v. phr.,
informal To try to break adventurous and balloon your fear.
Tom said he could action the annoyer with one hand, but we knew that he was aloof whistling in the dark. (From the actuality that bodies sometimes blare back walking in a dark, alarming abode to accumulate up their courage.) Dictionary