blind man's buff
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of blind man's buff
C16: buff, perhaps from Old French buffe a blow; see buffet ²
Example Sentences
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With no defined front line in vast Sumatra�more than twice the size of Korea�most of the skirmishes between the rebels and President Sukarno's government have been as haphazard as blind man's buff.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bumping into him in a game of blind man's buff, she considers it a happy portent and they elope to Vienna.
From Time Magazine Archive
American diplomacy has been playing at blind man's buff in Southeast Asia.
From Time Magazine Archive
She could hawk with a merlin, or play blind man’s buff, or pince-merille.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Any one who has played at blind man’s buff may have a faint idea of my situation.
From Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures by Groome, William H. C.
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