close one eye en · VERB
Etymology
Compare close one's eyes.
Meanings
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(Malaysia, Singapore, idiomatic) to look the other way, to deliberately ignore or overlook (a mistake or transgression).
"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."
2019 November, Stella Ko, “Photographer subverts Singapore's 'sterile' reputation by capturing dream-like images of the city-state”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| closing one eye | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| closes one eye | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| closed one eye | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| closed one eye | Tense=Past | lexicographic |