Anybody who disputes the importance of learning languages is wearing blinders.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
wear\ blinders — • wear blinders • wear blinkers v. phr. To refuse or be unable to consider alternative ways of thinking or acting. Anybody who disputes the importance of learning languages is wearing blinders … Словарь американских идиом
wear blinders — or[blinkers] {v. phr.} To refuse or be unable to consider alternative ways of thinking or acting. * /Anybody who disputes the importance of learning languages is wearing blinders./ … Dictionary of American idioms
wear blinders — or[blinkers] {v. phr.} To refuse or be unable to consider alternative ways of thinking or acting. * /Anybody who disputes the importance of learning languages is wearing blinders./ … Dictionary of American idioms
blink at — Synonyms and related words: abide with, accept, allow for, be big, be blind, be blind to, be caught out, be content with, be easy with, be inattentive, be unwary, bear, bear with, brook, condone, connive at, countenance, discount, disregard,… … Moby Thesaurus
grope in the dark — Synonyms and related words: be benighted, be blind, be blind to, beat about, blink at, feel around, feel for, fumble, go blind, grabble, grope, grope for, labor in darkness, not see, poke around, pry around, scrabble, walk in darkness, wear… … Moby Thesaurus
look the other way — Synonyms and related words: abide with, accept, be big, be blind, be blind to, be caught out, be content with, be easy with, be inattentive, be unwary, blink at, brook, condone, connive at, disregard, give no heed, go blind, hear nothing, ignore … Moby Thesaurus
wink at — Synonyms and related words: OK, abide with, accede to, accept, accord to, agree to, allow for, approve, approve of, assent, be big, be blind, be blind to, be caught out, be content with, be easy with, be inattentive, be unwary, be willing, bear,… … Moby Thesaurus
blindness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of sight Nouns 1. blindness, sightlessness, anopsia, cecity; total or legal blindness, binocular deprivation; blind spot; amaurosis; cataract; dimsightedness (See vision); benightedness; night or… … English dictionary for students
Horse harness — Horse in harness with horse collar A closeup of a … Wikipedia
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
