in the dark

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: ĭn thə därk (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪn ðə dɑːk/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ɪn ðə dɑɹk/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪn ðə dɐːk/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ən ðə dɐːk/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ɪn ðə daɹk/ (India) IPA(key): /ɪn d̪e ɖaːʳk/ Hyphenation: in the dark === Prepositional phrase === in the dark (idiomatic) Without information. Management kept the board of directors completely in the dark. They remained in the dark until the newspaper story came out. (poker slang) (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) Without looking at one's hole cards, thus not knowing what they are. (Can we add an example for this sense?) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in,‎ the,‎ dark; without light, somewhere that is dark. I tripped over his suitcase in the dark. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Translations ====