in the dark

in the dark
UNAWARE, ignorant, oblivious, uninformed, unenlightened, unacquainted, unconversant.
dark

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phrasal
1. : in secrecy

mostly such transactions were made in the dark

in the dark about a person's intentions

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in the dark
Ignorant, unaware
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in a state of ignorance about something

we're clearly being kept in the dark about what's happening

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in the dark
1 : in a state in which something is hidden or kept secret

Most of their deals were made in the dark.

2 : in a state of not knowing about something

The public was kept in the dark about the agreement.

They kept us all in the dark.

— see also leap in the dark at leap, 2, shot in the dark at shot, 1, whistle in the dark at whistle, 2
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