leap in the dark
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He added: "Until we know and understand the impact on them we shouldn't be taking what I see as a leap in the dark."
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025
The prospect of Draghi switching roles was "a leap in the dark" they were not prepared to take.
From Reuters • Feb. 2, 2022
At the moment, it is a leap in the dark.
From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2021
To a great extent this is a leap in the dark, given the multiplicity of factors involved, but a number of sectors are deeply worried.
From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2019
There is a natural dread of annihilation, a longing after immortality, a starting back from the last leap in the dark.
From Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes by Mayhew, Ira
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