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turn a blind eye |
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turn a blind eye (to someone or something)
Fig. to ignore something and pretend you do not see it. The usher turned a blind eye to the little boy who sneaked into the theater. How can you turn a blind eye to all those starving children? turn a blind eye to choose to ignore behaviour that you know is wrong I knew Hugo was taking the money but I turned a blind eye because he was my sister's child. (often + to ) Management often turn a blind eye to bullying in the workplace. turn a blind eye (to something) to ignore something close your/its eyes to something Sometimes a store might sell stolen goods because the owner has turned a blind eye to where they come from. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It always intrigues me that more often than not, those that oppose low flying seem to turn a blind eye to the low-flying aircraft that take them on their holidays, causing constant and certainly more prolonged noise, pollution etc from Manchester, Heathrow and other airports. The refugees' plight has been aggravated by the 2007 closure of the Kenya-Somalia border as authorities turn a blind eye to police corruption and abuses at the frontier, the Human Rights Watch said in a report. MPs claimed at the meeting two weeks ago that Criminal Investigation Directorate police were being given free dinner every night at hotels' bars to turn a blind eye - with some even being offered prostitutes to stay quiet. |
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