can't see hand in front of face
can't see (one's) hand in front of (one's) face
Cannot see anything at all due to darkness. Can you turn on the basement light? I can't see my hand in front of my face down here!
See also: face, front, hand, of, see
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
can't see one's hand in front of one's face
Fig. [to be] unable to see very far, usually due to darkness or fog. (Also with cannot.) It was so dark that I couldn't see my hand in front of my face. Bob said that the fog was so thick he couldn't see his hand in front of his face.
See also: face, front, hand, of, see
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- can't see (one's) hand in front of (one's) face
- in (one's) face
- in face
- in someone’s face
- in someone's face
- in your face
- be in (one's) face
- be as white as a sheet
- get out of (one's) face
- get out of face