shut one's eyes to
1shut 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 …
2shut\ 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 …
3shut one's eyes to — idi shut one s eyes to, to refuse to acknowledge; disregard; ignore …
4shut one's eyes — See: CLOSE ONE S EYES …
5shut one's eyes — See: CLOSE ONE S EYES …
6shut 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 …
7close (or shut) one's eyes to — refuse to acknowledge (something unpleasant). → eye …
8shut one's eyes to — ignored , paid no attention to …
9close one's eyes — shut one s eyes; be blind to what s happening around one, ignore what is going on …
10close\ 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 …
