B2idiompoliticsIELTS-friendly
turn a blind eye
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to pretend not to notice something wrong, so that you do not have to act
Followed by 'to', not 'on'. Very common in news about corruption and pollution. The image is close to 'nhắm mắt làm ngơ'.
In context
The shop owner turned a blind eye to staff arriving late.
Local officials were accused of turning a blind eye to illegal sand mining.
More idioms about politics
- a double standarda rule applied more strictly to one group than to another
- a grey areaa situation where the rules are unclear, so nobody is sure what is allowed
- a hidden agendaa secret reason or plan behind what someone says or does
- a hot potatoa difficult issue that people disagree about and nobody wants to deal with
- a lame ducka politician or government with little real power, often near the end of a term in office