"leap in the dark" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leaps in the dark [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|leaps in the dark}} leap in the dark (plural leaps in the dark)
  1. An act or attempt without any idea about what the result will be. Synonyms: leap into the unknown Related terms: in the dark, shot in the dark, stab in the dark, whistle in the dark, take the plunge Translations (Translations): hyppy tuntemattomaan (Finnish), saut dans l’inconnu [masculine] (French), skok w nieznane [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-leap_in_the_dark-en-noun-pwH3Sgz4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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