look the other way

phrasal

: to direct one's attention away from something of which one disapproves or which one chooses to ignore

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deliberately ignore wrongdoing by others

they do look the other way at corrupt practices here

II

deliberately avoid seeing or noticing someone or something

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look the other way

: to ignore something that should be noticed or dealt with : to turn your attention away from something

We can't just look the other way while these violations of basic human rights continue to occur.

Residents of the neighborhood accuse police of looking the other way as drug dealers become more active there.

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Main Entry: ↑look

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look the other way — see ↑look, 1

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Main Entry: ↑other

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look the other ˈway idiom

to deliberately avoid seeing sb/sth

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Prison officers know what's going on, but look the other way.

Main entry: ↑way_idiom