pin the tail on the donkey

American  

Or pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey

noun

1. a children's party game in which a blindfolded player, holding a paper tail, is turned around several times before a large picture of a tailless donkey that the player then attempts to locate in order to pin the tail in place.

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Example Sentences

“They played pin the tail on the donkey, and one missed dart could cost us $10,000.”

From Los Angeles Times

"It's kind of like a big game of pin the tail on the donkey," McIntosh said, where the "donkey" is the upcoming solar maximum and the prediction panel has blindfolded themselves by not using all available methods at their disposal.

From Scientific American

Eagles center Jason Kelce fulfilled a request to play pin the tail on the donkey.

From Washington Post

And so you get the political equivalent of that children's party game Pin the Tail on The Donkey.

From BBC

Directed by Ken Olin, the bulk of the episode takes place in the past, with the show’s beloved mom and dad, Rebecca and Jack, enjoying a day free of obligations with their kids, including playing pin the tail on the donkey, a memory older Rebecca was fearful of losing.

From Los Angeles Times