How to Pronounce "a case of the blind leading the blind"
expression
Definition
This expression describes a situation where people who know nothing about something are trying to guide or teach others who also don't know.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈkeɪs/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbɫaɪnd/ /ˈɫidɪŋ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbɫaɪnd
British English
æɪ/ /kˈeɪs/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /blˈaɪnd/ /ˈliːdɪŋ/ /ðə, ði/ /blˈaɪnd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh KAYS uhv thuh BLIND LEE-ding thuh BLIND
UK
uh KAYS ov thuh BLIND LEE-ding thuh BLIND
Listen in Context
It's a case of the blind leading the blind when untrained people teach each other.
The new employees had no idea what to do; it was a case of the blind leading the blind.
Trying to fix the computer without experience was a case of the blind leading the blind.
The whole meeting was just a case of the blind leading the blind—no one had a clue what to do next.