look the other way in English

verb

ignore something deliberately, intentionally overlook something; direct one's attention away from something which is not pleasant

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1. Evans may have bad taste, but we all decided to look the other way.

2. When parents refuse to correct the situation and instead look the other way, they become sharers in abetting a criminal course.

3. Indeed, as the fortune of Homs’s Alawite community began to turn, Saleh suggested, the government often seemed to look the other way

4. The customs official let us know that he might be prepared to look the other way if an appropriate Backhander was slipped into …

5. To Condone is to overlook, forgive or pardon. An example of Condone is when you see someone stealing in a store and you just look the other way.

6. Synonyms of Backhanders something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision the customs official let us know that he might be prepared to look the other way if an appropriate backhander was slipped into his palm