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What does "Turning a Blind Eye" mean?

What does "Turning a Blind Eye" mean?

Q: What does Turning a Blind Eye mean?

If we turn a blind eye towards something, it can be inferred to be ignoring a bad or unpleasant situation. It can also mean pretending not to notice what has been happening. We can use it as such, “Her sister is turning a blind eye when she sees her sneaking out at night to meet her friends.” I personally think that we shouldn't turn a blind eye when we witness something serious as bullying.

Dear Miss, In a book, we encountered a character who witnessed bullying but chose to "turn a blind eye." Curious about its meaning please.

Martina_Dvořáková

7 months ago

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Mary Ga. - Tutor account

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Hi there, Martina Dvořáková.

If we “turn a blind eye” towards something, it can be inferred to be ignoring a bad or unpleasant situation. It can also mean pretending not to notice what has been happening.

We can use it as such, “Her sister is turning a blind eye when she sees her sneaking out at night to meet her friends.”

I personally think that we shouldn't turn a blind eye when we witness something serious as bullying.

Mary Ga.