idiom
Turn a blind eye
turn uh BLYND eye
/tɜːrn ə blaɪnd aɪ/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
turnablindeye
Dictionary meaning
To deliberately choose to ignore or overlook something wrong, illegal, or problematic, pretending not to notice.
Examples
- Management turned a blind eye to the safety violations because addressing them would slow production.
- Turning a blind eye to misconduct makes you complicit in it.
Synonyms: look the other way, ignore, overlook
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