Expression: as blind as a bat

[O'Dolly]

English Idioms and Expressions, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #1 "English Animal Idioms", question 8

Without my glasses I can't see where I'm going in fact I'm as blind as a bat.

(a) very short sighted
(b) very long sighted
(c) very far sighted
(d) very clear sighted

English Idioms and Expressions, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #1 "English Animal Idioms", answer 8

Without my glasses I can't see where I'm going in fact I'm very short sighted.

Correct answer: (a) very short sighted
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what is as blind as a bat?

Dolly

[Alan]

Hi,

A bat is a mouselike creature that can fly and finds its way through sound waves as it is not able to see clearly. We therefore use the expression in a lighthearted way as blind as a bat to say we cannor see very well.

Alan
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