смотре́ть сквозь па́льцы — meaning in English
smotret skvoz paltsy
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English meaning
- overlook verb To fail to notice something, or to miss it despite it being there.
Senses
смотре́ть сквозь па́льцы is used for these senses in English:
- close one's eyes (idiomatic) To ignore something.
- look the other way (idiomatic) To ignore something wrong; to turn a blind eye to something; to connive at something.
- overlook To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.
- turn a blind eye (intransitive, idiomatic) To deliberately or knowingly ignore, overlook, or refuse to acknowledge something, especially when improper or unpleasant; to look the other way. [with to]
overlook — full definition
- verb To fail to notice something, or to miss it despite it being there.
- verb To choose not to hold something against someone; to let a mistake pass without punishing it.
- verb To have a view down over something from a higher position.
- noun A point or spot that gives a wide view down over an area.