- shut one's eyes
- See: CLOSE ONE'S EYES.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
shut one's eyes
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shut one's eyes to — To ignore • • • Main Entry: ↑eye shut one s eyes to 1. To ignore 2. To refuse to acknowledge (esp something disagreeable) • • • Main Entry: ↑shut * * * see eye … Useful english dictionary
shut\ one's\ eyes — • close one s eyes • shut one s eyes v. phr. To refuse to see or think about. The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter. The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating. Compare: open one s eyes … Словарь американских идиом
shut one's eyes to — idi shut one s eyes to, to refuse to acknowledge; disregard; ignore … From formal English to slang
shut one's eyes — See: CLOSE ONE S EYES … Dictionary of American idioms
shut one's eyes — phrasal : to pretend not to see : ignore shut their eyes to crime in which they did not themselves participate George Horne b.1902 … Useful english dictionary
close (or shut) one's eyes to — refuse to acknowledge (something unpleasant). → eye … English new terms dictionary
shut one's eyes to — ignored , paid no attention to … English contemporary dictionary
close one's eyes — shut one s eyes; be blind to what s happening around one, ignore what is going on … English contemporary dictionary
close\ one's\ eyes — • close one s eyes • shut one s eyes v. phr. To refuse to see or think about. The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter. The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating. Compare: open one s eyes … Словарь американских идиом
close one's eyes — or[shut one s eyes] {v. phr.} To refuse to see or think about. * /The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter./ * /The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating./ Compare: OPEN ONE S EYES … Dictionary of American idioms
