Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

nhắm mắt làm liều

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Meaning · English

Eyes shut, chancing it — commitment by deliberate blindness.

Literally: close the eyes, act rashly

Examples

Không còn cách nào, nhắm mắt làm liều.No options left — eyes shut, and leap.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “nhắm mắt làm liều” mean?

Eyes shut, chancing it — commitment by deliberate blindness. Literally: close the eyes, act rashly

Is “nhắm mắt làm liều” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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