OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 39687

turn a blind eye

/ˈtɜːn ə ˌblaɪ̯nd ˈaɪ̯/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
hacer la vista gorda • hacerse de la vista gorda
To deliberately or knowingly ignore, overlook, or refuse to acknowledge something, especially when improper or unpleasant; to look the other way.
The mother turned a blind eye to her son’s mischief as she expected him not to repeat it.
[…] I must say that for some reasons we wanted such a person very much, and find her very useful, so I turn a blind eye and a deaf ear every now and then, and we get on marvellousl…
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