English / proverb
In the Land of the Blind, the One-Eyed Man Is King
MEANING IN ENGLISH
An individual with limited skill or vision commands effortless superiority in a group lacking any skill at all.
In context
01
Since nobody else understood basic bookkeeping, she ran the entire association; in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
02
Beware of fraudulent mentors, for in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Synonyms
Limited perception reigns,superiority of the mediocre,superficial mastery
Antonyms
Tested against real experts,judged by masters,authentic intellect
Collocations
As they say in the land of the blind,rule in the land of the blind,true in the land of the blind