to turn a blind eye to

  • 21turn a blind eye to — ignore, pretend not to notice …

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  • 22Turning a blind eye — Blind eye redirects here. For the drink, see Red eye (drink). The idiom turning a blind eye is used to describe the process of ignoring unpopular orders or inconvenient facts or activities. The phrase to turn a blind eye is attributed to an… …

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  • 23blind — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking the power of sight; unable to see. 2) done without being able to see or without necessary information. 3) lacking perception, judgement, or reason. 4) concealed, closed, or blocked off. 5) (of flying) using instruments only …

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  • 24blind — blind1 W3S2 [blaınd] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(unable to see)¦ 2 be blind to something 3 turn a blind eye (to something) 4 not take/pay a blind bit of notice 5 not make a blind bit of difference 6¦(feelings)¦ 7¦(road)¦ 8 the blind leading the blind… …

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  • 25blind — blind1 [ blaınd ] adjective ** 1. ) unable to see. Some people prefer to use the expression visually impaired to talk about blind people: Her father is completely blind. Blind and sighted children should attend the same school. go blind: The… …

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  • 26blind — I UK [blaɪnd] / US adjective ** 1) a) unable to see. Some people prefer to use the expression visually impaired Her father is completely blind. Blind and sighted children attend the same school. go blind: The disease made her go blind in one eye …

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  • 27eye — n. organ of sight 1) to blink; close, shut; open; roll; squint one s eyes 2) to drop, lower; lift, raise one s eyes 3) to rest; strain one s eyes 4) to lay, set one s eyes on smt. ( to see smt. ) 5) to keep one s eyes open, peeled (esp. AE),… …

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  • 28blind — [[t]bla͟ɪnd[/t]] ♦♦♦ blinds, blinding, blinded 1) ADJ Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged. I started helping him run the business when he went blind... How would you explain colour to a blind person? Derived words …

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  • 29eye — [[t]a͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ eyes, eyeing, eying (present participle), eyed 1) N COUNT: oft poss N in pl Your eyes are the parts of your body with which you see. I opened my eyes and looked... Maria s eyes filled with tears. ...a tall, thin white haired lady… …

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  • 30blind — 1 /blaInd/ adjective 1 CAN T SEE a) unable to see: He was nearly blind in one eye. | go blind (=become blind): In later stages of the disease, sufferers often go blind. b) the blind (plural) people who are unable to see: talking books for the… …

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