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Taken in the literal sense, when someone "stumbles in the dark", he can't see where he's going or find what he wants. He may bump into or crash into objects (obstacles). He may stub his toe or fall, and have symptoms of injury such as bruises, etc. Usually after a person has a bad experiece trying to move in the dark, they move more slowly, delieberately, with much caution.
Figuratively, someone can act or speak like they are "stumbling in the dark", sometimes because the person doesn't know the right information or they believe there could be negative consequences to not knowing. As some examples:
- The employee spoke as if he was stumbling in the dark when asked a question beyond his abilities.
- The new speaker at first stumbled in the dark over her topic, but managed to make a few good arguments.
- The guy stumbled in the dark and over his words when he met a famous actress.
- Rather than stumbling in the dark, the student admitted she hadn't read the assigned chapter and couldn't answer the teacher's question.
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