can't see (one's) hand in front of (one's) 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 hand in front of 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