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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
close\ one's\ eyes — • close one s eyes • shut one s eyes v. phr. To refuse to see or think about. The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter. The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating. Compare: open one s eyes … Словарь американских идиом
close one's eyes — (euphemistic) To die • • • Main Entry: ↑close … Useful english dictionary
close one's eyes to — ► close one s eyes to refuse to acknowledge (something unpleasant). Main Entry: ↑eye … English terms dictionary
close one's eyes — or[shut one s eyes] {v. phr.} To refuse to see or think about. * /The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter./ * /The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating./ Compare: OPEN ONE S EYES … Dictionary of American idioms
close one's eyes — or[shut one s eyes] {v. phr.} To refuse to see or think about. * /The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter./ * /The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating./ Compare: OPEN ONE S EYES … Dictionary of American idioms
close one's eyes — shut one s eyes; be blind to what s happening around one, ignore what is going on … English contemporary dictionary
close one's eyes to — phrasal to ignore deliberately … New Collegiate Dictionary
close one's eyes — verb To ignore … Wiktionary
shut\ one's\ eyes — • close one s eyes • shut one s eyes v. phr. To refuse to see or think about. The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter. The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating. Compare: open one s eyes … Словарь американских идиом
close (or shut) one's eyes to — refuse to acknowledge (something unpleasant). → eye … English new terms dictionary
