hacer la vista gorda

Spanish

Verb

hacer la vista gorda (first-person singular present hago la vista gorda, first-person singular preterite hice la vista gorda, past participle hecho la vista gorda)

1. (idiomatic) to turn a blind eye, to shut one's eyes, to look the other way

   Synonym: mirar para otro lado

Further reading

• “hacer alguien la vista gorda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28