VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Look the Other Way

Meaning:

Take no notice of violations of laws or rules, unofficially condone something

Examples:

  • What, you want to look the other way on that?
  • Over the years I've learned to look the other way.
  • Well, sometimes, if they know, they look the other way.
  • If that bothers you, then look the other way.
  • Bureaucrat to bureaucrat, can't you just look the other way?
  • And all you gotta do is look the other way.
  • But I can't look the other way here, not on this.
  • It's always easier to look the other way, isn't it, Hannibal?
  • Hey, Brian, you might want to look the other way.
  • Just look the other way and count to 10.