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ein Auge zudrücken

to turn a blind eye

Türkçe: göz yummak

Noun
Auge n.
Verb
zudrücken
Topic
Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der Polizist drückt bei dem kleinen Vergehen ein Auge zu.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to turn a blind eye'. Colloquial register. Used when a teacher ignores a student's minor lateness. Implies deliberate leniency, not ignorance.

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