TURN A BLIND EYE

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does turn a blind eye mean? 

• TURN A BLIND EYE (verb)
  The verb TURN A BLIND EYE has 1 sense:

1. refuse to acknowledge

  Familiarity information: TURN A BLIND EYE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TURN A BLIND EYE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Refuse to acknowledge

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office

Hypernyms (to "turn a blind eye" is one way to...):

brush aside; brush off; discount; dismiss; disregard; ignore; push aside (bar from attention or consideration)

Sentence frames:

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