смотреть сквозь пальцы

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Russian

Etymology

Literally, "to look/watch through one's fingers".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [smɐˈtrʲet͡sʲ skvosʲ ˈpalʲt͡sɨ]

Verb

смотре́ть сквозь па́льцы (smotrétʹ skvozʹ pálʹcyimpf

  1. to turn a blind eye (to ignore or deliberately overlook)

Conjugation