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in the dark

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

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"In my spare time, I make candles and luckily I had a few going spare so I could see in the dark."

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"The government is in the dark on how widely cash is being accepted and that is completely unsustainable," said Dame Meg.

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She kept teaching in the dark, the children in good spirits, but lots of parents were taking their children out of school, she said.

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He found me in the dark, packed the car and we drove.

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The artist and his partner were sitting in the dark, on their phones, glued to the news as harrowing details came out of the Palisades.

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