- blindside
- blind|side [ `blaın,saıd ] verb transitive AMERICAN INFORMAL1. ) to hit the side of a traveling vehicle in an accident2. ) usually passive to give someone an unpleasant surprise by doing something that they were not expecting:Investors claimed they had been blindsided by recent changes in the tax laws.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Blindside — Жанры Альтернативный рок Пост хардкор Христианский рок Христианский хардкор Годы 1994 наше время … Википедия
Blindside — auf dem Flevo 2006 … Deutsch Wikipedia
blindside — lindside, v. t. to attack a person from his {blind side}; metaphorically, to give a person an unpleasant suprise. He had completed his plan to develop a new office building, but was blindsided by the sudden drop in real estate values. [Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blindside — ☆ blindside [blīnd′sīd΄ ] vt. blindsided, blindsiding 1. Football to hit or block (an opposing player) from his blind side 2. to attack (someone) from an unseen or unexpected direction … English World dictionary
Blindside — This article is about the band. For other uses, see The Blind Side (disambiguation). Blindside Background information Origin Stockholm, Sweden … Wikipedia
blindside — 1. noun a) A drivers field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas behind the driver. The blindside [flanker] packs down at the scrum on the blindside. b) the space on the side of the pitch with the shorter distance between the… … Wiktionary
blindside — UK [ˈblaɪndˌsaɪd] / US [ˈblaɪnˌsaɪd] verb [transitive] Word forms blindside : present tense I/you/we/they blindside he/she/it blindsides present participle blindsiding past tense blindsided past participle blindsided mainly American informal 1)… … English dictionary
blindside — transitive verb Date: 1968 1. to hit unexpectedly from or as if from the blind side < blindside the quarterback > 2. to surprise unpleasantly … New Collegiate Dictionary
blindside (to) — Surprise an opponent. ► “Some reckon he [President Clinton] might blindside Congress and unilaterally let national banks move into the huge, well rewarded, and perhaps not so risky business of underwriting corporate debt and equities.… … American business jargon
blindside — /bluynd suyd /, v.t., blindsided, blindsiding. 1. Sports. to tackle, hit, or attack (an opponent) from the blind side: The quarterback was blindsided and had the ball knocked out of his hand. 2. Informal. to attack critically where a person is… … Universalium
blindside — blind|side [ˈblaındsaıd] v [T] AmE informal 1.) to hit the side of a vehicle with your vehicle in an accident ▪ Their car was blindsided by a bus at the intersection. 2.) to give someone an unpleasant surprise ▪ I was blindsided by his suggestion … Dictionary of contemporary English
