unseen

buy (something) sight unseen

To purchase something without seeing or examining it first. When I decided to buy a house sight unseen, I knew it would probably need a lot of repairs—and I was right!
See also: buy, sight, unseen

sight unseen

Without having ever seen or inspected the particular person or thing in question. In this country, it's not uncommon to be arranged to marry someone sight unseen. Only a fool would buy a car sight unseen.
See also: sight, unseen

what has been seen cannot be unseen

Disturbing or upsetting images are not easily forgotten. Even though I'm back from the battlefield now, what has been seen cannot be unseen.
See also: been, cannot, seen, unseen, what
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

buy something sight unseen

to buy something without seeing it first. I bought this land sight unseen. I didn't know it was so rocky. It isn't usually safe to buy something sight unseen.
See also: buy, sight, unseen
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

sight unseen

Without having viewed the object in question, as in He bought the horse sight unseen. This seeming oxymoron-how can a sight, which means something seen, be not seen?-dates from the late 1800s.
See also: sight, unseen
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

sight unˈseen

if you buy something sight unseen, you do not have an opportunity to see it before you buy it: We bought the table sight unseen and were pleased to find it was perfect for our kitchen.
See also: sight, unseen
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

sight unseen

Without seeing the object in question: bought the horse sight unseen.
See also: sight, unseen
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

sight unseen

Without previous examination; taken on faith. This term, which implies accepting something without verification, dates from the late nineteenth century. The 1898 Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture stated, “The intelligent farmer of today has got beyond buying ‘sight unseen’ when it comes to fertilizer.”
See also: sight, unseen
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • buy (something) sight unseen
  • buy sight unseen
  • at first sight
  • do something on sight
  • on sight
  • take (something) out in trade
  • take out in trade
  • a sight
  • ascertain from
  • be more trouble than it's worth
References in periodicals archive
For a Muslim to stay within the folds of Islam, it is imperative to have faith in the unseen. Only then he can reach his potential in the world by opting for correct choices in life.
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Visions of the Rapture and Unseen Realm
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The Jack of Ruin
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The unseen can be the most beautiful
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Yaqoob Nasir on Friday claimed that some unseen forces" had played role in theremoval of Sanaullah Zehri as the chief minister of Balochistan.Speaking to Geo News, the PML-N senator said that those unseen forces could not even be identified.
'Unseen forces' behind removal of Zehri as Balochistan CM, claims PML-N senator
St Paul had said, 'We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen; for what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.' Spirituality apart, this holds good in many of our day-to-day activities.
Beauty of the unseen
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An Unseen Angel