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look the other way
verb as in condone
verb as in disregard
Strong matches
verb as in ignore
verb as in neglect
Strong matches
verb as in overlook
Example Sentences
“Every day I see our communities struggling to make ends meet, working two and three jobs like my mother did, and like I did to support myself through college, while establishment Democrats look the other way to please their corporate donors,” she said.
“These songs arrived, and I couldn’t look the other way. It was an instinct that was stronger than me, a now-or-never moment,” says Del Real.
"It sends a signal that there's going to be a free pass from the United States government, that it will look the other way if a government is willing to cut deals or do the bidding of this administration," she told the BBC.
That’s how I spent my summer vacation, failing miserably in my attempt to look the other way.
The sheriffs look the other way.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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