English Explanatory Dictionary

look the other way

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To ignore something wrong; to turn a blind eye to something; to connive at something.

Pronunciation

En-au-look the other way.ogg

Word forms

look the other way looks the other way looking the other way looked the other way

Synonyms

connive shut one's eyes wink

Related words

bury one's head in the sand

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