to turn a blind eye

It is all too easy to 'turn a blind eye', 'to pass by on the other side', and leave it to experts and professionals.

Under such circumstances, he said, for America to turn a blind eye to the fate of Benghazi would have been "a betrayal of who we are" .

But for a handful of foreigners, they seem to turn a blind eye to the picture. They see only the trees, not the woods.

They are a law unto themselves and the police generally seem to turn a blind eye.

Their ambitions sometimes tempt them to turn a blind eye or to accept bribes, which lowers the morale of the ordinary cop.

But it continued to turn a blind eye to the practice even after making it a crime in 2003, with a penalty of up to 30 years in jail.

They may be correct in saying that . . . but they seem to turn a blind eye to.

Regulators, desperate to see Countrywide in good hands, seem happy to turn a blind eye.

At Penn State, it was stewards of an organization convincing themselves to turn a blind eye over a period of years.

The challenge is to master the 'art' of knowing when to turn a blind eye to communication that does not meet their own standards.

I'm away, always to monitor for the class and, because our class is not a place to turn a blind eye to bad behavior.

the authorities tended to turn a blind eye upon the trade as long as it remained discreet.

It's one thing to turn a blind eye to a bully picking on someone you don't know. It's another thing when you've shared a cheese stick.

If your job is to create ad banners, disregard everything and rest comfortably knowing we have learned to turn a blind eye to such ads.

You shouldn't really drink here, but I'm willing to turn a blind eye (to it).

Might social media have made it harder for the world to turn a blind eye to the massacres?

What was the use of having such high heels and so tall a hat, when everybody seemed to turn a blind eye to them!

No one really expects the music industry to turn a blind eye to illegal downloading.

She but treat own person to turn a blind eye sincerely beside to oneself's body, let all people feel sad.

The goverment helpless and under heavy criticism were forced to turn a blind eye.

As for employers, they should pretend to disapprove but continue to turn a blind eye.

You can't let product membership card after machining quality requirements, we cannot at the same time hoping to turn a blind eye defects.

It is not right for teachers to turn a blind eye to those who cheat in the exam.

In other areas, such as quiet Damascus, many disbelieve the news leaking out or prefer to turn a blind eye.

We can no longer claim ignorance about the effects of pollution or continue to turn a blind eye.

walk the journey of life, a lot of things, we can not pretend to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear.

to turn a blind eye to the sufferings of the war

To turn a blind eye