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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American diplomacy has been playing at blind man's buff in Southeast Asia.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
I always imagine hope weary after a game of blind man's buff sitting on an orange—so uncomfortable.
From I'll Leave It To You A Light Comedy In Three Acts by Coward, Noel
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