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单词 in the dark
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in the dark

SEE SYNONYMS FOR in the dark ON THESAURUS.COM

1

In secret, in concealment, as in This agreement was concluded in the dark. [Early 1600s]

2

In a state of ignorance, uninformed, as in I was in the dark about their plans. This metaphor often appears in the locution keep someone in the dark, meaning “deliberately keep someone uninformed,” as in They kept me in the dark about their plans. [Late 1600s] For an antonym, see in the know.

Words nearby in the dark

in the circumstances, in the clear, in the clouds, in the cold light of day, in the course of, in the dark, in the dock, in the doghouse, in the doldrums, in the driver's seat, in the dumps
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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