"fly blind" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: flies blind [present, singular, third-person], flying blind [participle, present], flew blind [past], flown blind [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|fly<,,flew,flown> blind}} 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. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-fly_blind-en-verb-7jHXa9Fo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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