The police officer winked at my failure to make a complete stop.
•I cannot wink at blatant infractions of the law!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
wink at something — ˈwink at sth derived to pretend that you have not noticed sth, especially sth bad or illegal Main entry: ↑winkderived … Useful english dictionary
wink — wink1 [ wıŋk ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to quickly close and open one eye as a sign to someone, for example a sign that what you have just said is a joke or a secret: wink at: Marcus winked at me knowingly. 2. ) if a light winks, it… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wink at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms wink at : present tense I/you/we/they wink at he/she/it winks at present participle winking at past tense winked at past participle winked at wink at something to pretend that you have not noticed something or … English dictionary
wink at — verb give one s silent approval to • Syn: ↑connive at • Hypernyms: ↑promote, ↑advance, ↑boost, ↑further, ↑encourage • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
wink — wink1 [wıŋk] v [: Old English; Origin: wincian] 1.) [I and T] to close and open one eye quickly to communicate something or show that something is a secret or joke wink at ▪ He winked mischievously at Erica. ▪ He winked an eye at his companion. 2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
wink — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to close and open one eye quickly, usually to communicate amusement or a secret message (+ at): Joel winked at me, and I realized he was joking. 2 (I) to shine with a light that flashes on and off: the winking lights of buoys out… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Wink (game) — Infobox Game title = Wink image link = image caption = Wink being played by young Quakers at JYF in Bournville Meeting House, 2006. designer = illustrator = publisher = players = An Odd Number (at least 9) ages = Any (usually adolescence through… … Wikipedia
Wink of an Eye — NOTOC ST episode name = Wink of an Eye Kirk and Spock battle the Scalosians series = TOS ep num = 66 prod num = 068 remas. num = 16 date = November 29, 1968 writer = Arthur Heinemann story by Gene L. Coon (as Lee Cronin) director = Jud Taylor… … Wikipedia
wink — [[t]wɪ̱ŋk[/t]] winks, winking, winked 1) VERB When you wink at someone, you look towards them and close one eye very briefly, usually as a signal that something is a joke or a secret. [V at n] Brian winked at his bride to be... He smiled, winked… … English dictionary
wink — verb 1》 close and open one eye quickly, typically as a signal of affection or greeting or to convey a message. 2》 shine or flash intermittently. 3》 (wink at) pretend not to notice (something bad). noun an act of winking. Phrases as easy as… … English new terms dictionary
wink — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wincian; akin to Old High German winchan to stagger, wink and perhaps to Latin vacillare to sway, Sanskrit vañcati he goes crookedly Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to shut one… … New Collegiate Dictionary
