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单词 blindside
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blindside

[ blahynd-sahyd ]
/ ˈblaɪndˌsaɪd /
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verb (used with object), blind·sid·ed, blind·sid·ing.

Sports. to tackle, hit, or attack (an opponent) from the blind side: The quarterback was blindsided and had the ball knocked out of his hand.
Informal. to attack critically where a person is vulnerable, uninformed, etc.: The president was blindsided by the press on the latest tax bill.

Origin of blindside

First recorded in 1970–75; v. use of noun phrase blind side

Words nearby blindside

blind pig, blind register, blind roller, blind salamander, blind seed, blindside, blindsight, blind snake, blind spot, blind staggers, blind-stamp

Definition for blindside (2 of 2)

blind side

noun

the part of one's field of vision, as to the side and rear, where one is unable to see approaching objects.
the side opposite that toward which a person is looking.

Origin of blind side

First recorded in 1600–10
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for blindside

  • Zachary Karabell says our complacency will blindside us, just as it did when Lehman Brothers collapsed.

    Wall Street’s Shocking Debt Denial|Zachary Karabell|July 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for blindside

blind side

noun

rugby the side of the field between the scrum and the nearer touchline
the side on which a person's vision is obscured

verb blind-side

(tr) US to take (someone) by surprise
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with blindside

blind side

see under blind spot.

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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