Turn a blind eye
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 12Meaning
To deliberately ignore something wrong
हिंदी अर्थ
आँखें मूँद लेना
Example sentences
The office turned a blind eye for two years.
To turn a blind eye is a choice and not an oversight.
Daily use: Iska matlab jaanbujhkar andekha karna.
इन Exams में पूछा गयाAsked in
SSC CGL Mains 2019SSC MTS 2023SSC Exams 2018NDA II 2019
Memory trick · Prashant Sir
अपनी अंधी आँख किसी चीज़ की तरफ़ कर देना — यानी जानबूझकर उसे न देखना। Turn a blind eye = अनदेखा करना, avoid करना।
Turning your blind eye towards something means you choose not to see it. To turn a blind eye is to pretend not to notice — to avoid something on purpose.
Exam note
अक्सर पूछा जाता है; answer है 'जानबूझकर अनदेखा करना'। Synonyms: 'condone', 'overlook', 'connive at'; opposite: 'take note', 'be vigilant'।
Asked often; the answer is 'to deliberately ignore or avoid'. Synonyms: 'condone', 'overlook', 'connive at'; opposites: 'take note', 'be vigilant'.
SSC में कहाँ पूछा गयाWhere SSC asked it
- "Do not turn a blind eye to all the mischief your child is up to", the teacher told the young parent.SSC MTS 2023
- Colleges cannot ______ to ragging because of the Anti Ragging Act.SSC CGL Mains 2019
- Colleges cannot ______ to ragging because of the Anti Ragging Act.SSC Exams 2018
- Turn a blind eyeNDA II 2019