a nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat

Phrase

colloquial

(simile, colloquial) The idea/proposed action is inconsequential to the current situation.

Japanese Meaning

その提案や行動は、現状において全く意味を成さず、効果がないということを示す。 / どんなに控えめな意思表示でも、状況に影響がなく、無意味であることを表す。

What is this buttons?

During the meeting I gave him a brief look, and he nodded—after all, a nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat, so he understood without any more explanation.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

会議中、私は彼にちらっと目くばせをしただけで彼はうなずいた――要するに、合図ひとつで十分で、これ以上説明しなくても彼は理解していた。

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Sense（1）

(simile, colloquial) The idea/proposed action is inconsequential to the current situation.

– Idle: Is your wife a… a goer… eh? Know what I mean? Know what I mean? Nudge nudge. Nudge nudge. Know what I mean? Say no more. Know what I mean?

– Jones: I beg your pardon?

– Jones: Well, she sometimes ‘goes’, yes.

– Idle: I bet she does. I bet she does. I bet she does. Know what I mean? Know what I mean? Nudge nudge.

– Jones: I’m sorry, I don’t quite follow you.

– Idle: Follow me. Follow me. And I like that. That’s good. A nod’s as good as a wink to a blind bat, eh?

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