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go in blind

start without information

To start a situation without knowing what to expect or having the information you need.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Did you know what the test would cover?

No, I went in blind.

Play the conversation

I went into the meeting blind because nobody sent me the agenda.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I went into the interview blindly blind.

Say: I went into the interview blind.

Use “blind” as the adjective in this idiom; do not add the adverb “blindly” before it.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

go in blind; go into something blind; went in blind

Your turn: say it out loud

I went into the meeting blind because nobody sent me the agenda.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

go in blind

start without information

“I went into the meeting blind because nobody sent me the agenda.”

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