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have blinders on

have blinders on

to not be able to recognize or accept what is happening around you I don't know why I thought he was innocent - I guess I had blinders on.
Usage notes: sometimes used in the form put blinders on (to refuse to accept something): They put blinders on because they found it easier to ignore her behavior than to do something about it.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of blinders (pieces of material attached next to a horse's eyes to keep it from seeing anything on either side)
See also: blinder, have, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ji-Eunjee-uwnKorean
Iachin-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
TatjanaTAHT-yah-nah (Finnish)Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, German, Latvian, Lithuanian, Finnish
ÁBelAH-bel Hungarian
Viviette-English (Rare)
Savannasə-VAN-əEnglish (Modern)
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