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closing one eye

closing one eye is the present participle and gerund 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 closing one eye

What is closing one eye the present participle and gerund of?
Closing one eye is the present participle and gerund of close one eye.

Words near closing one eye in the dictionary

  1. Closing Government
  2. closing in
  3. closing in on
  4. closing in upon
  5. closing off
  6. closing one eye
  7. closing one's doors
  8. closing one's ears
  9. closing one's eyes
  10. closing one's eyes and thinking of England
  11. closing one's eyes for the last time

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