blind side
Unseen attack angle
The blind side is the direction from which you can't see what's coming—literally the side away from where you're looking, or figuratively any vulnerability you're unaware of.
In football, a quarterback's blind side is opposite their throwing arm, where they can't see defenders approaching.
To blindside someone is to hit or surprise them from an unexpected direction: The news completely blindsided me.
Also spelled as one word: blindside.
- soft spotEmotional vulnerability or fondness
- Achilles' heelCritical personal weakness
- chink in the armorExploitable flaw in defenses
- weak linkLeast reliable component
- exposureState of being unprotected
susceptibility · anticipation · foresight · field of view · liability · flaw · tackle · offensive line · tunnel vision · situational awareness · dead angle · ambush · flank · visual impairment · occlusion · frailty · risk factor · countermeasure
- Blind
- sidesleft, right, front, top, back
- deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
- covert tacticssubterfuge, decoy, feint, diversion, misdirection
- foulslow blow, headbutt, eye gouge, biting, rabbit punch
- rugby pitchin-goal, touchline, halfway line, goal posts, goalposts
blind sideline of sight
Direct visual path, unobstructed
field of vision · clear view · in plain view · watchful eye · peripheral vision
blind sidehead-on
Directly facing forward
frontal · face-to-face · direct approach · dead ahead · square on
blind sidefair warning
Reasonable advance notice
forewarning · advance notice · announced · transparent · above board