stay in the dark about (something)

stay in the dark about (something)

To remain ignorant of or uninformed about something. I always stayed in the dark about our finances when we were married, so I found it really difficult to manage money after we were divorced. The boss makes a point of staying in the dark about some of our…less legal activities.
See also: dark, stay
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • stay in the dark
  • what (someone) doesn't know can't hurt them
  • what (someone) doesn't know won't hurt them
  • what one doesn't know won't hurt one
  • What you don't know won't hurt you
  • what the eye doesn't see
  • what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over
  • in the dark about (something)
  • play ignorant
  • know-nothing