blind to the world —(coll.) extremely drunk:
- He may be a nice enough fellow when he is sober. But on the two occasions I have met him he was blind to the world and a perfect nuisance.
dead to the world —(coll.)
1. unconscious or fast asleep:
- A muffled sound of snoring rose from the great hall where thirty exhausted lads lay dead to the world.
2. = blind to the world:
- Six beers and he was dead to the world.
3. unaware of or not interested in modern affairs:
- Old Marryat is dead to the world; I tried to talk to him on at least a dozen modern topics but he responded to none of them.