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  • 1when the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch — Now more common in the metaphorical phrase, the blind leading the blind. With allusion to MATTHEW xv. 14 (AV) Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. c 897 ALFRED… …

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  • 2when the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into a ditch — ► when the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into a ditch proverb those people without knowledge or experience should not try to guide others in a similar position. Main Entry: ↑blind …

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  • 3fall — noun see hasty climbers have sudden falls pride goes before a fall verb see fall down seven times, get up eight the apple never falls far from the tree between two stools one falls to the ground …

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  • 4ditch — see when the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch …

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  • 5the blind leading the blind — Meaning Uninformed and incompetent people leading others who are similarly incapable. Origin From the Bible. Matthew 15:14. Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch …

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  • 6The Blind Leading the Blind — Infobox Painting image size=230px title=The Blind Leading the Blind artist=Pieter Bruegel the Elder year=1568 type=Oil painting height=86 width=154 city=Naples museum=Museo di CapodimonteThe Blind Leading the Blind a painting by Pieter Bruegel… …

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  • 7The Pilgrim's Progress — For the Kula Shaker album, see Pilgrims Progress (album). The Pilgrim s Progress   …

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  • 9The rise of Jat power — ’ (king) was conferred upon him in 1724. [Dr P.L. Vishwakarma, The Jats, I, Ed Dr Vir Singh, (Delhi:2004), 116] In past Jats always rose against tyranny, injustice, economic and social exploitations and were never overawed by claims of racial or… …

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  • 10The Idler (1758–1760) — This article is about the 18th century series of essays. For other publications called The Idler, see The Idler (disambiguation). The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the… …

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