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blind side

–noun
1. the part of one's field of vision, as to the side and rear, where one is unable to see approaching objects.
2. the side opposite that toward which a person is looking.

Origin:
1600–10
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blind-side or blind·side   (blīnd'sīd')
tr.v.   blind-sid·ed or blind·sid·ed, blind-sid·ing or blind·sid·ing, blind-sides or blind·sides
  1. To hit or attack on or from the blind side.

  2. To catch or take unawares, especially with harmful or detrimental results: "The recent recession, with its wave of corporate cost-cutting, blind-sided many lawyers" (Aric Press).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: blind side
Function: noun
: the side on which one who is blind in one eye cannot see
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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