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turned a blind eye

turned a blind eye is the simple past and past participle of turn a blind eye.

Meaning of turn a blind eye

Verb

turn a blind eye (third-person singular simple present turns a blind eye, present participle turning a blind eye, simple past and past participle turned a blind eye)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To deliberately or knowingly ignore, overlook, or refuse to acknowledge something, especially when improper or unpleasant; to look the other way.
    • The mother turned a blind eye to her son’s mischief as she expected him not to repeat it.

Questions about turned a blind eye

What is turned a blind eye the simple past and past participle of?
Turned a blind eye is the simple past and past participle of turn a blind eye.

Words near turned a blind eye in the dictionary

  1. turndowns
  2. turndun
  3. turnduns
  4. turneaureite
  5. turned
  6. turned a blind eye
  7. turned a corner
  8. turned a deaf ear
  9. turned a hair
  10. turned a number of shades of red
  11. turned a page

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