leading Idioma

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blind leading the blind

someone who doesn

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the blind leading the blind

the leader is ignorant or incompetent With Filbert as President, it's the blind leading the blind.

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blind leading the blind|blind

One or more people who do not know or understand something trying to explain it to others who do not know or understand. Jimmy is trying to show Bill how to skate. The blind are leading the blind.

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leading light|lead|leading|light

n. phr. A prominent person in a community, company, or group. Alan is the leading light of our discussion group on music.

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leading light

leading light
An important or influential individual, as in Jim was a leading light in his community. This expression, alluding to moral guidance, dates from about 1870, but terms such as a shining light have been used for an outstanding person since the first half of the 1500s.

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leading question

leading question
A question worded so as to elicit particular information or a particular answer, as in When are you selling the business? This example assumes that the person is going to sell the business, an action that may not have been established or revealed. This expression originated with a specific meaning in law, that is, “a question that guides a witness toward a desired answer.” In court, this practice is called leading a witness and is forbidden. [Mid-1800s]