sight unseen

sight unseen
за глаза, не видя

Peter Marburger. He's probably a fine man, but sight unseen I guess he wouldn't have a chance with me. And yet - sight unseen - I admire the man. (J. O'Hara, ‘A Rage to Live’, book II) — Наверное, Питер Марбургер прекрасный человек. Я его в глаза не видел, но, думаю, он не может тягаться со мной. Да, я его в глаза не видел, но все же восхищаюсь этим человеком.

...there were people especially In the village, who had never concealed their natural scepticism about Mr Morgan so conveniently dead, sight unseen. (M. Dickens, ‘The Landlord's Daughter’, ch. 1) — ...были люди, особенно в деревне, которые, хотя и не видели никогда мистера Моргана, отправившегося на тот свет в столь удобный момент, не скрывали своего скептического отношения к нему.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • Sight Unseen — may refer to: * Sight Unseen , a 2000 episode of the television series Charmed * Sight Unseen , a 2002 episode of the television series Stargate SG 1 * Sight Unseen , a play by Donald Margulies …   Wikipedia

  • sight unseen — UK US (also sight unseen) adverb ► without seeing or examining something: »Would you buy a product sight unseen from someone you know only as an e mail address? »She leased the flat sight unseen, for €1500 per month …   Financial and business terms

  • Sight Unseen — est une pièce de théâtre américaine écrite par Donald Margulies en 1991. Argument Cette section est vide, insuffisamment détaillée ou incomplète. Votre aide est la bienvenue ! Interprétations Aux États Unis, elle a été jouée avec succès en… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • sight unseen — ► ADVERB ▪ without the opportunity to look at the object in question beforehand …   English terms dictionary

  • sight unseen — adverb : without inspection or opportunity of appraisal can t expect him to buy such an expensive place sight unseen * * * sight unseen : without seeing or examining something They bought the house sight unseen. [=they bought the house without… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sight unseen — if you buy or accept something sight unseen, you do not see it first Today thousands of people buy things by mail order, sight unseen …   English dictionary

  • sight unseen — {adv. phr.} Before seeing it; before seeing her, him, or them. * /Tom read an ad about a car and sent the money for it sight unseen./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sight unseen — {adv. phr.} Before seeing it; before seeing her, him, or them. * /Tom read an ad about a car and sent the money for it sight unseen./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sight unseen — adjective Not having seen the object beforehand. When she wrote, asking me to take charge of her house while she went to Europe, I gladly consented, sight unseen …   Wiktionary

  • sight\ unseen — adv. phr. Before seeing it; before seeing her, him, or them. Tom read an ad about a car and sent the money for it sight unseen …   Словарь американских идиом

  • sight unseen — before seeing a thing or person He bought the car sight unseen and now he is having trouble with it …   Idioms and examples


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