Pronunciation: /(æz) blaɪnd əz ə bæt/
noun a word that is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea; in this case, 'bat' is a noun referring to a flying mammal
A1 My grandma is as blind as a bat and needs glasses to see.
A2 The cave was so dark that I felt as blind as a bat.
B1 The old man's vision was as blind as a bat, making it hard for him to read small print.
B2 Despite wearing glasses, she still felt as blind as a bat in the dimly lit room.
C1 The detective was as blind as a bat when it came to solving the mystery.
C2 Even with advanced technology, the scientist felt as blind as a bat in understanding the complex data.
adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun; in this case, 'blind' is an adjective describing the bat's inability to see
A1 My grandma is as blind as a bat without her glasses.
A2 The room was so dark that I felt as blind as a bat.
B1 The fog was so thick that I couldn't see a thing, I felt as blind as a bat.
B2 The power outage left us stumbling around the house, as blind as bats.
C1 Despite wearing my glasses, I still felt as blind as a bat in the dimly lit room.
C2 The intricate details of the painting were lost on me, as blind as a bat to art.
preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence; in this case, 'as' is a preposition indicating the comparison between the blindness of the person and a bat
A1 She is as blind as a bat when it comes to finding her keys.
A2 My grandfather is as blind as a bat without his glasses.
B1 The witness was as blind as a bat to the events that unfolded before him.
B2 The company's management was as blind as a bat to the warning signs of the impending crisis.
C1 Despite his intelligence, he was as blind as a bat to the manipulations of his colleagues.
C2 The politician was as blind as a bat to the corruption within his own party.
formal The patient's vision was as blind as a bat due to the advanced stage of retinal degeneration.
informal I can't find my keys in this dark room, I'm as blind as a bat!
slang She's as blind as a bat without her glasses on.
figurative His lack of awareness about the situation made him as blind as a bat.
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