How is the word Закрывать глаза translated from Russian to English

English translation
Turn a blind eye
phrase

Стараться не замечать что-то, что знаешь, что неправильно.

To deliberately ignore something you know is wrong.

Examples with “Закрывать глаза”

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  • Она решила закрыть глаза на плохое поведение. — She decided to turn a blind eye to the bad behavior.

  • Почему ты не замечаешь, когда видишь несправедливость? — Why do you turn a blind eye when you see injustice?

  • Пожалуйста, не закрывай глаза на проблемы в нашем сообществе. — Please don't turn a blind eye to the issues in our community.

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