not know whether to shit or go blind

English

Verb

not know whether to shit or go blind

1. (vulgar) To be bewildered, especially about what future course of action one should take.
   • 1962, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, page 66:

     "One week, and if I don't have her to where she don't know whether to shit or go blind, the bet is yours."

   • 2004, Ralph Wallis, The Memoirs of a Rambling Mind, page 111:

     I didn't know whether to shit or go blind, this was the former enemy approaching me. I didn't know if I should still salute him or not, since it was required all through boot camp and it would be a hard habit to break.

Synonyms

• not know whether to spit or go blind