blind leading the blind

Cultural  

1. An expression applied to leaders who know as little as their followers and are therefore likely to lead them astray: “When it comes to science and technology, many politicians know as little as the average citizen; they're the blind leading the blind.”

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blind leading the blind Idioms  

1. Those lacking the skills or knowledge for something are being guided by equally inept individuals. For example, Bill's teaching his son carpentry; that's a case of the blind leading the blind. The expression is found in the New Testament as one of Jesus's teachings (Matthew 15:14; Luke 6:39). [c. 1600]

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blind leading the blind

"I think that because the lecturers didn't really know the course themselves, it was like the blind leading the blind," she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2024

“We are all the blind leading the blind here. I have no idea.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2022

But the reality is, it was the blind leading the blind and those artists didn’t know any more than we knew.

From Washington Times ● May 16, 2022

"It's ridiculous what's going on. It's like the blind leading the blind ... The rules change every day."

From Reuters ● Mar. 4, 2022

All three would then start off, bent on seeing one another safely home, and, like the blind leading the blind, generally fall into the ditch.

From The Expressman and the Detective by Allan Pinkerton

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