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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Do these sentences mean the same thing?

The government turned a blind eye to the financial crisis.

The government closed its eyes to the financial crisis.

The government buried its head in the sand about the financial crisis.


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anonymous turned a blind eye This is an idiom meaning pretending to see nothing. anonymous The government buried its head in the sand about despite the financial crisis. Bury the head in the sand - is also an idiom that is often used from a sarcastic or dramatizing perspective.

  • anonymous turned a blind eye This is an idiom meaning pretending to see nothing.
  • anonymous The government buried its head in the sand about despite the financial crisis.
  • Bury the head in the sand - is also an idiom that is often used from a sarcastic or dramatizing perspective.
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anonymousturned a blind eye

This is an idiom meaning pretending to see nothing.

anonymousThe government buried its head in the sand about despite the financial crisis.

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