Question 184
MediumOriginal questionChoose the word that best fills the blank.
The teacher ______ a blind eye to the boy's small mistake.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
To turn a blind eye is to pretend not to notice.
Worth noting
Closed and shut make sense with eyes, but the idiom is fixed with turned.
- Concept
- The word the sentence needs: "turn a blind eye"
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
- Your timeYours
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