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in the dark
in the dark1. In secret; covertly. They must have signed that contract in the dark because our legal team definitely would have advised them against it.2. Not knowing something that other people do. Somehow, everyone knew that Alicia had quit school except for me—I was totally in the dark. No, I don't know who's going to get the promotion—now that I'm off the executive board, I'm in the dark about a lot of things.See also: dark*in the dark (about someone or something)Fig. uninformed about someone or something; ignorant about someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; keep someone ~; stay ~.) I'm in the dark about who is in charge around here. I can't imagine why they are keeping me in the dark. She's in the dark about how this machine works.See also: darkin the dark1. 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. See also: darkin the dark COMMON If you are in the dark about something, you know nothing about it. We were in the dark completely about the testing that these facilities were doing.See also: darkin the ˈdark (about something) knowing nothing about something: Workers were kept in the dark about the plans to sell the company. ♢ She arrived at the meeting as much in the dark as everyone else.See also: dark in the dark1. In secret: high-level decisions made in the dark.2. In a state of ignorance; uninformed: kept me in the dark about their plans.See also: dark |