shut your eyes to

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to pretend that you have not noticed sth so that you do not have to deal with it

   I don't feel that my happiness and comfort are based on closing my eyes to trouble within myself or trouble in other people.

   You can't close your eyes to what's happening in the world.

In the movies · 3

• You can't close your eyes to what's happening in the world.Fiddler on the Roof1971
• I don't feel that my happiness and comfort are based on closing my eyes to trouble within myself or trouble in other people.You Can Count on Me2000
• Everything I've collected from my countless battles with Zim, from my daring travels into the unknown things your science has closed its eyes to.Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus2019
• Just shut your eyes...The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001
• Okay, Hillary, shut your eyes.Beaches1988
• Shut your eyes.Two-Lane Blacktop1971
• Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.Training Day2001
• Don't do anything. Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.The Godfather Part III1990

Learn it in full scenes

• Beaches1988
  • CC Meets Hillary on the Boardwalk
  • CC Melts Down After Losing the Part
  • CC and Hillary Grow Up by Letter
• Training Day2001
  • Jake's First Day on the Job
  • Alonzo Makes Jake Tell a Story
  • Alonzo's Felony Stop

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