Look the other way/turn a blind eye to /close your eyes to
Hi teachers~~
It seems like these three expressions can be used interchangeably in terms of intentionally ignoring something bad, but I am not sure of it.
'look the other way/turn a blind eye to something/close your eyes to something'
Any suggestions?
Thank you in advance~~
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pen slide 883 It seems like these three expressions can be used interchangeably in terms of intentionally ignoring something bad, but I am not sure of it. That is about right. "Turn a blind eye" is cliche, but as such it is the least apt to be confused with any literal meaning.
- pen slide 883 It seems like these three expressions can be used interchangeably in terms of intentionally ignoring something bad, but I am not sure of it.
- That is about right.
- "Turn a blind eye" is cliche, but as such it is the least apt to be confused with any literal meaning.
- It is a reference to the then one-eyed Admiral Nelson of Trafalgar fame, by the way, although he was not the first to use the phrase.
- "Look the other way" is appropriate for someone who should properly be expected to look right at some wrongdoing, like a cop who allows drug dealing on his beat.
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pen slide 883It seems like these three expressions can be used interchangeably in terms of intentionally ignoring something bad, but I am not sure of it.
That is about right.
"Turn a blind eye" is cliche, but as such it is the least apt to be confused with any literal meaning. It is a reference to the then one-eyed Admiral Nelson of Trafalgar fame, by
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