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What does turn a blind eye mean?

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Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To ignore or deliberately overlook, especially with respect to something unpleasant or improper, to look the other way. To knowingly refuse to acknowledge something which you know to be real.
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Schools cannot continue to turn a blind eye in light of these new shocking statistics.
We can turn a blind eye to theory, but neither God nor his book will protect us from evolution's inexorable march.
While some turn a blind eye to any extra-marital goings-on, others are less forgiving of their partner's behaviour.
Beady-eyed clients, once known to turn a blind eye to the occasional indiscretion from their agencies, no longer stand for it.
Everyone can turn a blind eye to the woundless slashes of the lying tongue, the cruel word, the baleful onslaught.
We cannot continue to turn a blind eye or ear and pretend that all is well when many people are hurting and yearning for help.

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