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

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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. Xavier Becerra:

   Crimes like those alleged in this complaint have no place in our society. Period, we must not turn a blind eye to sexual violence and trafficking in our state.

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. Yuval Shany:

   The logic is Israel may be willing to turn a blind eye to transactions that are conducted with friendly regimes in the sense that they are friendly to Israel but not necessarily friendly to human rights, i think this recent scandal, which is quite embarrassing both for NSO but also for Israel, would lead at least in the short run to some tightening of export controls standards.

4. John Kerry:

   The international community cannot turn a blind eye to such barbarism.

5. Julian Fellowes:

   [Society] could turn a blind eye to a widow having an affair.

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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