Meaning
To be unable to see the truth or reality due to prejudice, emotion, or bias.
Cultural Background
Commonly used in dramatic storytelling or when giving advice to friends. Often used in TV dramas to highlight a character's stubbornness. Used in formal debates to question someone's objectivity. Used similarly to the East, often in literary contexts.
Use with 'كأن'
Using 'كأن' (as if) makes the phrase sound more natural and less accusatory.
Meaning
To be unable to see the truth or reality due to prejudice, emotion, or bias.
Use with 'كأن'
Using 'كأن' (as if) makes the phrase sound more natural and less accusatory.
Test Yourself
Complete the sentence with the correct idiom.
رغم كل الأدلة، لا يزال يرفض الحقيقة، فكأن ______.
The idiom 'على عينه غشاوة' is the correct expression for being blinded by bias.
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Practice Bank
1 exercisesرغم كل الأدلة، لا يزال يرفض الحقيقة، فكأن ______.
The idiom 'على عينه غشاوة' is the correct expression for being blinded by bias.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1 questionsIt can be, as it implies the person is irrational. Use it carefully with friends.
Related Phrases
أعمى البصيرة
synonymBlind of insight
مغيب عن الواقع
similarAbsent from reality
