in the dark

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*in the dark (about someone or something)

Fig. uninformed about someone or something; ignorant about someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; keep someone ~; stay ~.) I'm in the dark about who is in charge around here. I can't imagine why they are keeping me in the dark. She's in the dark about how this machine works.

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Dreary gardens lay around, filled with withered flowers and bare, drooping trees; while heavy clouds hung low in the dark sky, and a cold wind murmured sadly through the wintry air. Flower Fables by Alcott, Louisa May View in context The thing in the dark repeated in a louder tone, "Say the words. The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context First we were to go to dinner; after dinner, I was to take my stand in the dark closet and wait there as long as it was necessary--to look out for what might happen. The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Leroux, Gaston View in context More results

? References in classic literature

Dreary gardens lay around, filled with withered flowers and bare, drooping trees; while heavy clouds hung low in the dark sky, and a cold wind murmured sadly through the wintry air.

Flower Fables by Alcott, Louisa May View in context

The thing in the dark repeated in a louder tone, "Say the words.

The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context

First we were to go to dinner; after dinner, I was to take my stand in the dark closet and wait there as long as it was necessary--to look out for what might happen.

The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Leroux, Gaston View in context

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