turn a blind eye

turn a blind eye

Meaning

pretend not to notice.

Examples

“please, don’t turn a blind eye to what is happening”

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What does the idiom ‘turn a blind eye’ mean?

The idiom turn a blind eye means “to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged”

How do you use ‘turn a blind eye’ in a sentence?

Example usage of idiom ‘turn a blind eye’: Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.

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