a leap in the dark
/ə ˌliːp ɪn ðə ˈdɑːk/NEUTRAL · C1
SA FILIPINOMALAPIT NA KATUMBAS
isang sugal
Literal na kahulugan: «isang talon sa dilim»
Kahulugan
a risky choice when you cannot know the result
Mapanganib na pasyang hindi alam ang kalalabasan.
Mga halimbawa
- 1Moving to a country where she didn’t speak the language was a leap in the dark for Aisha.
- 2Starting a family business is always a leap in the dark.
- 3Nobody knew if the new app would find any users, so launching it was a leap in the dark.
- 4Buying a house you’ve never seen in person is a leap in the dark.
- 5For Ben, leaving a safe job to study music was a leap in the dark, but he’s never regretted it.
Grammar
Isang noun phrase, kadalasang pagkatapos ng be o take. Hindi inaalis ang a at the dark.
Kahawig ang kahulugan
Iba pang idiom tungkol sa mga pasya
Lahat ng 20 idiom at ang quiz ng paksa →the die is castnakapagpasya na at hindi na ito mababawisit on the fenceumiwas na pumili sa pagitan ng dalawang panig o pagpipilianmake up your mindmagpasya kung ano ang gagawin o pipiliinsleep on itmaghintay hanggang kinabukasan bago magpasyaa no-brainerpasya o pagpiling napakadaliin two mindshindi makapagpasya kung ano ang gagawin
400 idioms sa 20 paksa — may review para hindi mo makalimutan
Dito, ilang tanong lang. Sa app, may 16 na practice mode, mga katumbas sa Filipino at spaced repetition na nagsasabi kung kailan ka dapat mag-review.
