She was besotted with him and closed her eyes to his character defects.
You can't just shut your eyes to your problems and hope that they'll go away.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
shut your eyes to something — phrase to refuse to pay attention to something, usually something bad We can no longer shut our eyes to what’s happening to these children. Thesaurus: to pretend something is not happening or is not the casesynonym to ignore something, or to not… … Useful english dictionary
shut your eyes to something — close/shut (your) eyes to (something) to pretend that something bad does not exist because you do not want to deal with it. She was besotted with him and closed her eyes to his character defects. You can t just shut your eyes to your problems and … New idioms dictionary
shut eyes to — close/shut (your) eyes to (something) to pretend that something bad does not exist because you do not want to deal with it. She was besotted with him and closed her eyes to his character defects. You can t just shut your eyes to your problems and … New idioms dictionary
close eyes to something — close/shut (your) eyes to (something) to pretend that something bad does not exist because you do not want to deal with it. She was besotted with him and closed her eyes to his character defects. You can t just shut your eyes to your problems and … New idioms dictionary
shut your eyes to something — to refuse to pay attention to something, usually something bad We can no longer shut our eyes to what s happening to these children … English dictionary
close your eyes to something — close/shut (your) eyes to (something) to pretend that something bad does not exist because you do not want to deal with it. She was besotted with him and closed her eyes to his character defects. You can t just shut your eyes to your problems and … New idioms dictionary
close your eyes to something — phrase to ignore something bad that is happening when you should be doing something to stop it The government cannot close its eyes to this disease. Thesaurus: to pretend something is not happening or is not the casesynonym to ignore something,… … Useful english dictionary
open (your) eyes to (something) — close/shut (your) eyes to (something) to pretend that something bad does not exist because you do not want to deal with it. He s finally opened his eyes to what has been going on behind his back … New idioms dictionary
shut — [[t]ʃʌ̱t[/t]] ♦♦♦ shuts, shutting (The form shut is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) V ERG If you shut something such as a door or if it shuts, it moves so that it fills a hole or a space. [V n] Just make… … English dictionary
shut — shut1 [ ʃʌt ] (past tense and past participle shut) verb *** 1. ) transitive to close something, for example a door, window, or drawer: Please shut the door behind you. Shut the gate or the dog will get out. Don t worry about the curtains, I ll… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
