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¿Esto suena natural? - My mom turned a blind eye to some of my younger sister’s bad habits.
-Uncle always turns a blind eye to stray dogs and let them sleep around his house.
-Uncle always turns a blind eye to stray dogs and let them sleep around his house.
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I have, but not very often. I usually hear it used in the context of excusing bad behavior.
The police turned a blind eye to the illegal activities.
As a teacher, I can't just turn a blind eye to cheating.
you can use it, but only sparingly. if you use it too much, it starts to sound very unnatural.
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- Inglés (US)
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the first one sounds more natural than the second. usually it's ignoring in a neglectful way so if you say your uncle turns a blind eye to stray dogs, he probably would let them sleep around the house.
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@iiii71 if the point of the sentence is to show that he didn't really pay attention to them, or that he didn't care if they were there, I would say "My uncle didn't mind stray dogs and let them sleep around his house"
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I have, but not very often. I usually hear it used in the context of excusing bad behavior.
The police turned a blind eye to the illegal activities.
As a teacher, I can't just turn a blind eye to cheating.
you can use it, but only sparingly. if you use it too much, it starts to sound very unnatural.
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@iiii71 Idioms are probably one of the most difficult but also one of the most fun parts of learning English 😅
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