shut one's eyes

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shut one's eyes

verb shuts one's eyes · shutting one's eyes · shut one's eyes

idiomatic To ignore or deliberately overlook. She was pretty, so he shut his eyes to all her faults.
Similar: connive, turn a blind eye, wink

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@misc{shut_one_s_eyes_2026,
  title = {shut one's eyes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shut%20one's%20eyes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}