Grammar fix

turn a blind eye

ignore wrongdoing

To pretend not to notice something wrong, so you don't have to deal with it.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

The staff just turned a blind eye to people parking on the grass.

A: Didn't anyone stop them?
B: No, they all turned a blind eye.

Fix the pattern

One small grammar move makes it sound right.

Not: They turn blind eyes to the problem.

Say: They turn a blind eye to the problem.

It's always singular: 'turn a blind eye to', not 'turn blind eyes'.

  • Pattern
  • turn a blind eye (to [something])

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