Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. idiomatic To ignore or deliberately overlook, especially with respect to something unpleasant or improper.
WordNet 3.0
- v. refuse to acknowledge
Examples
“Kinshasa will turn a blind eye provided it gets a piece of the action, which in this case means the People's Portion.”
“But Caepio at least has the grace to pretend he won’t, so Rome can turn a blind eye Spainward and life can go on in the usual way, "said Marius, back behind his desk.”
“It was no longer allowing me to dissociate and turn a blind eye to my behavior, my decisions, or my past.”
“To suggest that our racial attitudes play no part in these disparities is to turn a blind eye to both our history and our experience-and to relieve ourselves of the responsibility to make things right.”
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Public List: Body Metaphors
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