blind leading the blind



blind leading the blind

Those lacking the skills or knowledge for something are being guided by equally inept individuals. For example, Bill's teaching his son carpentry; that's a case of the blind leading the blind. The expression is found in the New Testament as one of Jesus's teachings (Matthew 15:14; Luke 6:39). [c. 1600]
See also: blind, leading

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zaxaria-Old Church Slavic
TigernÁN-Irish
Maha-Arabic
Euphemiayoo-FEM-ee-ə (English)Ancient Greek, English (Archaic)
Kiri-Maori
Herbert['hə:bət]