Idiom
I see, said the blind man
Meaning
Expressing confusion.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I see, said the blind man, as he picked up his hammer and saw.”
“When the teacher explained the complex math problem for the third time, the student muttered, I see, said the blind man, still looking completely confused.”
“He offered a weak smile and replied, I see, said the blind man, though it was clear to everyone in the room that he had understood absolutely nothing of the instructions.”
Examples
simple
“I see, said the blind man, as he picked up his hammer and saw.”
contextual
“When the teacher explained the complex math problem for the third time, the student muttered, I see, said the blind man, still looking completely confused.”
complex
“He offered a weak smile and replied, I see, said the blind man, though it was clear to everyone in the room that he had understood absolutely nothing of the instructions.”
Origin
USA, about 1860. This form of word play is known as a Wellerism.
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