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pick blindly
[/pɪk ˈblaɪndli/]
verb phrase
escolher às cegas
1.
to select or choose something without seeing it, without information, or without careful consideration
I had to pick blindly from the pile of unmarked boxes.
Tive que escolher às cegas da pilha de caixas sem identificação.
2.
to make a random or uninformed selection
Without any prior knowledge, I was just picking blindly at the multiple-choice answers.
Sem conhecimento prévio, eu estava apenas escolhendo às cegas as respostas de múltipla escolha.
NYC Slang
pick random / shoot in the dark
Synonyms
choose randomly
select at random
pick at random
guess blindly
make a blind choice
Antonyms
choose carefully
select thoughtfully
pick deliberately
make an informed choice
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
escolher às cegas
Standard usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
chutar uma escolha
Informal variant, literally 'kick a choice'
Portugal
escolher à sorte
Alternative phrasing meaning 'choose by chance'
Related Idioms & Phrases
pick and choose
blind as a bat
shot in the dark
flying blind
in the dark
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