can't see (one's) hand in front of (one's) face
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Cannot see anything at all due to darkness. Can you turn on the basement light? I can't see my hand in front of my face down here!
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can't see one's hand in front of one's face
Fig. [to be] unable to see very far, usually due to darkness or fog. (Also with cannot.) It was so dark that I couldn't see my hand in front of my face. Bob said that the fog was so thick he couldn't see his hand in front of his face.
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