turn a blind eye
Formsturns a blind eye, turning a blind eye, turned a blind eye
- 1To pretend not to see something wrong so you don't have to deal with it.
Like covering your eyes so you don't have to see something you'd rather not deal with.
The teacher chose to turn a blind eye to the small mistake.
Managers should not turn a blind eye when workers break safety rules.
Similarignore, overlook, disregard, condone
Oppositeacknowledge, confront, address
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Origin
It probably comes from the idea of someone looking at something but not seeing it, as if their eyes were blind. A famous story links it to Admiral Nelson, but the phrase was actually used earlier.