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to look the other way

to look the oth·er way
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too loo k stressed th ee uhth -er wey]
    • /tu lʊk stressed ði ˈʌð ər weɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too loo k stressed th ee uhth -er wey]
    • /tu lʊk stressed ði ˈʌð ər weɪ/

Definition of to look the other way words

  • phrase to look the other way If you say that someone looks the other way, you are critical of them because they pay no attention to something unpleasant that is happening, when they should be dealing with it properly. 0

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Parts of speech for To look the other way

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

to look the other way popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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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