close one eye

English

Noun

close one eye (third-person singular simple present closes one eye, present participle closing one eye, simple past and past participle closed one eye) (Singapore)

  1. to ignore, to refuse to acknowledge or address (an violation or trangression)
    2019 November, Ko, Stella, “Photographer subverts Singapore's 'sterile' reputation by capturing dream-like images of the city-state”, in CNN‎:
    "It's also a distinctly Singaporean trait to carry on with whatever you can get away with," he added. "As long as the authorities close one eye."
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