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familiar to turn a blind eye

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to turn a blind eye, pretend not to notice

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(v.) = look + the other way, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have seen

Ex. 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.

Ex. Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be.

Ex. She deliberately refused to rise to her feet when he entered a room as was customary, often pretending not to have seen him.

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(v.) = look + the other way, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have seen

Ex: 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.

Ex: Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be.

Ex: She deliberately refused to rise to her feet when he entered a room as was customary, often pretending not to have seen him.