blinker

Related to blinker: blinker light

blinker

1. The turn signal in a vehicle. Hey, you turned two blocks ago, and your blinker's still on. Oops, I forgot to put my blinker before making that turn.
2. The eye. "Blinkers" is often used, in reference to both eyes. My blinkers are really dry today—got any eye drops?
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

blinkers

n. the eyes. As I opened my blinkers, guess who I saw?
See also: blinker
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • blinkers
  • turn it up
  • turn up
  • turn on a dime
  • turn (one's) back to (someone or something)
  • the turn
  • turn
  • face into
  • face into (something)
  • at bat
References in periodicals archive
Celtic coach John Barnes was pleased with the points and also with the performances of fringe men Blinker, Dimitri Kharine and Petrov.
HOOK, LINE AND BLINKER; Regi's unmasked as tough-tackling star of the future
Barnes's signing of Petta could be construed as the coach believing he needed someone other than Blinker as cover for his first-choice attacking midfielders.
FOOTBALL : Running out on Celtic is the last thing on my mind; READY TO FIGHT FOR HIS PLACE IN PARKHEAD LINE-UP
That was obviously the thinking behind former manager Wim Jansen's move to land Blinker and link him with Larsson.
FOOTBALL: FROM JEERS TO CHEERS IN THE BLINK OF A HIGH; These days they shout `come on you dreads!' at Parkhead
Celtic played Larsson up front with Blinker and McNamara.
Football: Hearts broken as Craig gets winner
Blinker already appears to have struck up a relationship with Barnes as the two have been swapping jokes regularly during the team's training sessions here in Kongsvinger.
Football: I'M SO LUCKY MY IDOL IS MY BOSS; Regi vows to sparkle for Barnes
Coach Jansen certainly had no doubts about his view as he gave Blinker a right ear-bashing on his way to an early bath.
WIM BLINKING FURIOUS!
The reborn Blinker fired over the flag kick and Riseth rose high above McPherson to crash a header into the net virtually unopposed.
Football: MARK A HEART STOPPER!; HEARTS 2 CELTIC 4
Blinker, who is back in the Celtic side after injury, is looking forward to this match for another reason, as he faces an old Dutch adversary in Motherwell right back Michel Doesburg.
FOOTBALL: WELL ARE IN FIR BIG TROUBLE!; Says CELTIC ace REGI BLINKER; Bhoys are set to conquer away from home
Reggi Blinker's shot was deflected by Gregg Field's in a slow agonising arc over stranded keeper Iain Westwater.
CELTIC HOWLER IS PAIN FOR THE PARS
Blinker, one of the Hoops' highest-paid stars, decided to relieve himself in the middle of a city centre street.
CHEERS! REGI'S A WEE DRIBBLER
Celtic took just 15 minutes to take the lead when Blinker's corner from the right fell to Rieper who lashed the ball into the net from 12 yards.
BLINKER EYES UP TITLE WITH CELTIC
It was Blinker, eventually substituted by new pounds 2 million signing Brattbakk, who got these early chances and blew them all - to howls of disgust from the stands.
BURLEY'S A RIGHT STAR; Celts lifted by cracker from Craig
And Wednesday went three up on the stroke of half time when Grimsby defender Ashley Fickling hurled himself at Regi Blinker's low cross and headed a bullet past his own keeper.
OWLS STRIKE IT RITCHIE!; Humph leads slaughter of Grimsby
REGI BLINKER has denied making a meal of the challenge that saw Aberdeen's Nigel Pepper red-carded at Pittodrie on Sunday.
FOOTBALL: BLINKER DENIES DONS PEP TALK
From the sanctuary of Switzerland, world football's ruling body FIFA delivered a truly inexcusable verdict on the strange case of Regi Blinker's two contracts.
Blinkered vision; FIFA are wrong to stuff the Owls