blind date

A date between two people who have not previously met. Blind dates are terrifying because you don't know what the person will be like, but that's also part of the excitement. I'm not surprised my mom set up this blind date—she loves to meddle in my love life, even though I'm 30 years old! A: "How was your blind date last night?" B: "As it turned out, we actually had gone to the same high school! So we already kind of knew each other."

See also: blind, date

a blind date

COMMON A blind date is an arrangement made for you to spend time with someone you have never met before to see if you would like to have a romantic relationship with them. My cousin met a man on a blind date and they went out for six years.

See also: blind, date

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012

a blind date

a social meeting, usually with the object of starting a romance, between two people who have not met each other before.

See also: blind, date

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

a ˌblind ˈdate

a social meeting between two people who have never met before, often arranged by friends, in the hope that it may lead to a love affair: A friend of mine set up a blind date for me with his girlfriend’s sister.

See also: blind, date

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Last year, Newcastle events manager Joni Valadares wasthe first gay picker in Blind Date history, but unfortunately the former Mr Gay England and runner up in Mr Gay Europe didn't find love with the guy he went on a date with.

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We weren't allowed to communicate until we met again for our actual blind date. I'm not allowed to say where we went but it was hot and sunny.

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BLIND DATE REVISITED! Surprise, surprise as shocked contestants meet again on the Tube after 25 years

Paul with late Cilla " Blind Date was a huge hit for ITV with a peak of more than 18 million viewers.

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Simon Pegg rom-com Man Up When the train pulls into the station, Nancy discovers Jessica has left her copy behind and races after her, only to cross paths with the blind date, Jack (Pegg).

Rom-com with a real feel-good factor

For many, the two words "blind date" have negative connotations.

Blind date with a book

WHEN Alex and Sue Tatham met on Cilla Black's Blind Date 25 years ago they hit it off at once.

BLIND FATE; Still happy together after 25 years ..couple who met on Cilla's TV show

While 29 percent of those over 55 have been on a blind date, just three percent of those aged 18 to 24 have ever experienced a date with someone they knew next-to-nothing about.

Match-making sites 'making blind dating history'