find one's ass with both hands and a flashlight
Synonym of know one's ass from a hole in the ground.
flashlight
/ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/
noun 3verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
dark, dim, fixed, shining, small, small
VERB + FLASHLIGHT
brought, got, groped, handed, having, look, pulled, put
FLASHLIGHT + NOUN
batteries, glove, pocket, policeman
PREP.
in, into, off, out, with
Definitions
noun
1
A battery-powered hand-held light source.
At school he used to do Dr. Jekyll turning into Mr. Hyde, shining a flashlight into his face.
2
A flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography).
He sat in an arm-chair with his forefinger to his temple, and when the photographer's flashlight went off, he hoped that the hotel had caught fire and that this would end it all.
[…] the flashlight exploded like a tiny bomb, making the Vicar jump a little, which explains why his face is a thankful blur, his deadly role forgotten to history (I have the photograph before me now).
3
A photograph taken with a flash camera.
verb
1
To illuminate with a flashlight.
Autis stepped carefully while flashlighting the fog in front of himself and Gar.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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At school he used to do Dr. Jekyll turning into Mr. Hyde, shining a flashlight into his face.
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He sat in an arm-chair with his forefinger to his temple, and when the photographer's flashlight went off, he hoped that the hotel had caught fire and that this would end it all.
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[…] the flashlight exploded like a tiny bomb, making the Vicar jump a little, which explains why his face is a thankful blur, his deadly role forgotten to history (I have the photograph before me now)
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Autis stepped carefully while flashlighting the fog in front of himself and Gar.
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I groped for a flashlight.
Tatoeba · #2227706
I shone a flashlight into the dark room.
Tatoeba · #28465Usage Notes
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In some senses, flashlight is marked as obsolete, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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