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closed one eye

closed one eye is the simple past and past participle of close one eye.

Meaning of close one eye

Verb

close one eye (third-person singular simple present closes one eye, present participle closing one eye, simple past and past participle closed one eye)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore, idiomatic) to look the other way, to deliberately ignore or overlook (a mistake or transgression).
    • "It's also a distinctly Singaporean trait to carry on with whatever you can get away with," he added. "As long as the authorities close one eye."2019 November, Stella Ko, “Photographer subverts Singapore's 'sterile' reputation by capturing dream-like images of the city-state”, in CNN

Questions about closed one eye

What is closed one eye the simple past and past participle of?
Closed one eye is the simple past and past participle of close one eye.

Words near closed one eye in the dictionary

  1. closed loop
  2. closed loops
  3. closed matte
  4. closed o
  5. closed off
  6. closed one eye
  7. closed one's doors
  8. closed one's ears
  9. closed one's eyes
  10. closed one's eyes and thought of England
  11. closed one's eyes for the last time

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