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shut one's eyes to something

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ʃʌt wʌnz aɪ tu ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/
    • /ʃʌt wʌnz aɪz tuː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ʃʌt wʌnz aɪ tu ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/

Definition of shut one's eyes to something words

  • phrase shut one's eyes to something If you say that someone shuts their eyes to something, you mean that they deliberately ignore something which they should deal with. 0
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Parts of speech for Shut one's eyes to something

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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shut one's eyes to something popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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