"not know whether to spit or go blind" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} not know whether to spit or go blind
  1. Synonym of not know whether to shit or go blind (“be bewildered”). Synonyms: not know whether to shit or go blind [synonym, synonym-of]
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