deliberately overlook
to intentionally ignore something
ignoring the objectionable affair of someone or something
to disregard someone/something and pretend to be unaware of it
make an allowance
bend the rules
make an exception
stretch a point
As a police officer, you cannot turn a blind eye to any of the illegal activities around you.
The principal decided to turn a blind eye to the student’s misconduct this time with a hope that they won’t do it again.
I knew that my wife was cheating on my but I chose to turn a blind eye.
If a girl turns a blind eye on your comments – it doesn’t mean that she started liking you.
Whenever I ask my friend about her husband she turns blind eye on it.
A gang of goons was beating an old man but instead of helping him everybody turned a blind eye.
There is no origin for this idiom
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