looking the other way

A form of look the other way — To ignore something wrong; to turn a blind eye to something; to connive at something.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of look the other way
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looking the other way. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/looking%20the%20other%20way

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