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Meaning of pin the tail on the donkey | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. A children's game involving pinning a piece of material on a specified spot while blindfolded.
    uncountable
  2. Any attempt to aim something somewhere while handicapped in doing so.
    broadly, uncountable

Equivalents

Nederlands ezeltje-prik

Examples

“Without it, you may as well be playing pin the tail on the donkey with your marketing efforts.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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