hacer la vista gorda

Spanish

Verb

hacer la vista gorda (first-person singular present hago la vista gorda, first-person singular preterite hice la vista gorda, past participle hecho la vista gorda)

(idiomatic) to turn a blind eye, to shut one's eyes, to look the other way
Synonym: mirar para otro lado

Further reading

“hacer alguien la vista gorda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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