to close one's eyes to
1close\ one's\ eyes — • close one s eyes • shut one s eyes v. phr. To refuse to see or think about. The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter. The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating. Compare: open one s eyes …
2close one's eyes — (euphemistic) To die • • • Main Entry: ↑close …
3close one's eyes to — ► close one s eyes to refuse to acknowledge (something unpleasant). Main Entry: ↑eye …
4close one's eyes to — phrasal : to deliberately ignore : decline to acknowledge * * * close one s eyes to To ignore or disregard purposely • • • Main Entry: ↑close * * * I see eye II close (or shut) one s eyes to refuse to notice or acknowledge something unwelcome or …
5close one's eyes — or[shut one s eyes] {v. phr.} To refuse to see or think about. * /The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter./ * /The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating./ Compare: OPEN ONE S EYES …
6close one's eyes — or[shut one s eyes] {v. phr.} To refuse to see or think about. * /The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter./ * /The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating./ Compare: OPEN ONE S EYES …
7close one's eyes — shut one s eyes; be blind to what s happening around one, ignore what is going on …
8close one's eyes to — phrasal to ignore deliberately …
9close one's eyes — verb To ignore …
10close (or shut) one's eyes to — refuse to acknowledge (something unpleasant). → eye …
