"The Blind Leading the Blind" nghĩa là gì?

Socialist Realism, Warsaw. Photo courtesy Sandra Cohen-Rose and Colin Rose.

Trong thành ngữ này, the blind có nghĩa là người mù và động từ to lead nghĩa là dẫn dắt. 'Thành ngữ này' có nghĩa là người mù dẫn dắt người mù, tức là người không đủ kinh nghiệm hay kiến thức mà dám chỉ dẫn người khác làm theo mình.

Ví dụ
“When my son’s coach called me about substituting for him at this weekend’s soccer practice, I had to turn him down. Sure, I had watched him a few times work with the kids. But I didn’t know enough about the game to train or teach them the skills they needed. That would have been the blind leading the blind!”

“My friends and I were promised an experienced guide on our trip to Alaska. Instead, we ended up with someone who didn’t know the area any more than we did. She even got us lost. It was the blind leading the blind! Now we want our money back from the tour company.”

Huyền Trang
VOA


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