Definitions for TURN A BLIND EYE
turn a blind eye

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1. turn a blind eyeverb

   refuse to acknowledge

   "He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office"

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1. turn a blind eyeverb

   To ignore or deliberately overlook, especially with respect to something unpleasant or improper.

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1. turn a blind eye

   To turn a blind eye means to deliberately ignore or choose to overlook any wrongdoing or unwelcome behavior. It refers to the act of avoiding the acknowledgement of an uncomfortable or unfavorable situation.

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1. • Ignore

How to pronounce TURN A BLIND EYE?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of TURN A BLIND EYE in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of TURN A BLIND EYE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of TURN A BLIND EYE in a Sentence

1. Rodrigo Duterte:

   I would say to China, 'do not claim anything here and I will not insist also that it is ours'. But then I will just keep (turn) a blind eye, if you want joint ventures, fine, we can get the gas and the oil.

2. Ben Cardin:

   It's just not fair to say someone can't achieve their full potential because they happen to be a woman, there are so many times we turn a blind eye because we say, 'Is it really our fight?' The answer is: It is our fight.

3. Kitty Block:

   World leaders meeting in Japan this week should not turn a blind eye to the cruel assault planned on whales of the North Pacific.

4. Chief Bill Scott:

   We’re out there to help, we’re not out there to turn a blind eye to people killing themselves on the street.

5. Chandan Kumar:

   The kilns themselves are mostly illegal, so keeping track of them is hard and they keep no records, there's a lot of trafficking and bonded labor in the industry, but it is a profitable business and owners are usually politically connected, so the authorities turn a blind eye.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=TURN A BLIND EYE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Turn_A_Blind_Eye
3. ^ ChatGPT
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