look the other way

1. Lit. to look in the opposite direction. To make sure it's safe to cross the street, look the other way before you step off the curb.

2. Fig. to ignore something on purpose. John could have prevented the problem, but he looked the other way. By looking the other way, he actually made the problem worse.

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look the other way

to ignore something wrong or unpleasant When someone is having a serious problem, friends sometimes try to look the other way.

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look the other way

to ignore something wrong or unpleasant that you know is happening instead of trying to deal with it When one of their own friends or colleagues is involved in wrongdoing, people sometimes prefer to look the other way.

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look the other way

Deliberately overlook something, especially something of an illicit nature. For example, They're not really entitled to a discount but the sales manager decided to look the other way . This expression uses the other way in the sense of "away from what is normal or expected."

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look the other way

To deliberately overlook something: knew the student was cheating but decided to look the other way.

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Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rubinho	-	Portuguese
Dunham	['dʌhəm]
Enrique	en-REE-ke	Spanish
Matthaios	-	Biblical Greek
Antanas	-	Lithuanian
Lug	-	Irish Mythology