Be kept in the dark (about something) phrase
To be kept in a state where you have inadequate knowledge or information about something.
We were kept in the dark about our kids' poor academic performance.
I was kept in the dark about my wife's decision to buy that house.
I was kept in the dark about where the meeting would be held.
An inexperienced country person
Be ignorant, innocent or totally unaware; not know what's what
Uninformed or ignorant of something.
To be hidden from something or to be kept unaware about something
This phrase was formed based on the meaning of the phrase "in the dark."