blinders
Example Sentences
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The Rams need to play with blinders on.
From Los Angeles Times
"As for Chinese influence there or in Africa or Latin America, it's not like we have blinders on," he said.
From Reuters
His favorite setup is the Victor snap trap, modified with wooden blinders so the rats must enter headfirst.
From New York Times
You put the blinders on and move forward.”
From Seattle Times
“You decided, for whatever reason, this was such a fantastic thing for our city that you got blinders on,” said Dexter Perkins, a University of North Dakota geology professor.
From Seattle Times
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