a leap in the dark

leap in the dark

A chance that one takes despite being uncertain of the consequences or outcome. I don't usually go on blind dates, but I took a leap in the dark and agreed to meet Sarah's friend for dinner.

See also: dark, leap

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a leap in the dark

BRITISH

If you take a leap in the dark, you do something without knowing what the consequences will be. Voters have taken a leap in the dark by electing outsiders with little or no political experience. What I had before me wasn't a rational choice: it was a leap in the dark.

See also: dark, leap

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

a leap in the dark

a daring step or enterprise whose consequences are unpredictable.

See also: dark, leap

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

a leap in the ˈdark

an action or a risk that you take without knowing anything about the activity or what the result will be: The government is being accused of taking a leap in the dark as it prepares to radically change the education system.

See also: dark, leap

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

leap in the dark
a blind date
blind as a bat/beetle/mole
dark
stone blind
stone-blind
blind drunk
leap to conclusions
blinded
blind

References in periodicals archive

Nevertheless, it is a leap in the dark that we have to take.

The Government has to do more to expel the impression that the devolution project is a leap in the dark. It needs to do more to shed some light on just how the project will work now and in the future.

Let there be light

DEAR Editor, David Cameron is of the opinion that we would be taking a leap in the dark if we were to leave the EU.

Leaving EU better than alternative; Letters

If, as was first said, an exit vote would be a leap in the dark, how do we now have a list of dire consequences?

Public must have the facts to decide

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释义	a leap in the dark leap in the dark A chance that one takes despite being uncertain of the consequences or outcome. I don't usually go on blind dates, but I took a leap in the dark and agreed to meet Sarah's friend for dinner. See also: dark, leap Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a leap in the dark BRITISH If you take a leap in the dark, you do something without knowing what the consequences will be. Voters have taken a leap in the dark by electing outsiders with little or no political experience. What I had before me wasn't a rational choice: it was a leap in the dark. See also: dark, leap Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. a leap in the dark a daring step or enterprise whose consequences are unpredictable. See also: dark, leap Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary a leap in the ˈdark an action or a risk that you take without knowing anything about the activity or what the result will be: The government is being accused of taking a leap in the dark as it prepares to radically change the education system. See also: dark, leap Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: leap in the dark a blind date blind as a bat/beetle/mole dark stone blind stone-blind blind drunk leap to conclusions blinded blind References in periodicals archive Nevertheless, it is a leap in the dark that we have to take. The Government has to do more to expel the impression that the devolution project is a leap in the dark. It needs to do more to shed some light on just how the project will work now and in the future. Let there be light DEAR Editor, David Cameron is of the opinion that we would be taking a leap in the dark if we were to leave the EU. Leaving EU better than alternative; Letters If, as was first said, an exit vote would be a leap in the dark, how do we now have a list of dire consequences? Public must have the facts to decide
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