close one eye | Idiomator

Meaning: (Malaysia,Singapore,idiomatic)tolook the other way, to deliberatelyignoreoroverlook(a mistake ortransgression).2019November, Stella Ko, “Photographer subverts Singapore's 'sterile' reputation by capturing dream-like images of the city-state”, inCNN‎[1]:"It's also a distinctly Singaporean trait to carry on with whatever you can get away with," he added. "As long as the authoritiesclose one eye."

Examples:

EN: a view of the Venus - 10 pfennig excuse me, may I ... you're welcome, thank you very much you must close one eye and the other eye, straight onto the Venus the Venus is beautiful, isn't she
ES: ¡Una vista a Venus,10 pfennige! Disculpe, ¿me permite...? Por supuesto, muchas gracias.
EN: You write to our comrades telling them not to be inflexible to close one eye, and stop the work.
ES: Le escribe a los camaradas diciéndoles que no sean inflexibles para cerrar un ojo, y sostener el trabajo.
EN: Perhaps you could close one eye.
ES: Quizás podría cerrar un ojo.
EN: Just close one eye and aim carefully.
ES: Solo cierra un ojo y apunta con cuidado.
EN: Well, actually, I just close one eye and let it fly.
ES: Pues, a decir verdad, yo sólo cierro un ojo y lo lanzo.
EN: He was talking, I was tuning in and out, and I started doing that thing where I close one eye, and he was standing in front of the bench.
ES: El hablaba, y yo prestaba atención intermitentemente y comencé a hacer eso donde cierro un ojo y lo veía parado frente a la banca.
EN: I did not close one eye this night...
ES: No he cerrado los ojos en toda la noche...
EN: - You are a most intelligent woman for me to advise employees to close one eye.
ES: - Usted es una mujer muy inteligente para decirme que aconseje a mis empleados que hagan la vista gorda.
EN: All right. You can close one eye, if it helps to aim.
ES: Cierra un ojo, si eso te ayuda.
EN: All right, if you're gonna puke again, close one eye, you'll have better aim.
ES: Muy bien, si vas a vomitar de nuevo, cerrar un ojo, usted tendrá una mejor puntería.
EN: - Maybe you could close one eye.
ES: - Quizás podrías cerrar un ojo.
EN: For better aim, close one eye.
ES: Para apuntar bien, cierre un ojo...
EN: If it's a small matter, just close one eye..
ES: Si es una pequeña cuestión, solo cierra un ojo.
EN: "you should close one eye this time,"
ES: "Debes cerrar un ojo esta vez"
ES: "debe cerrar un ojo esta vez"
EN: You can put your finger up at arm's length, look at it, and close one eye.
ES: Podemos poner un dedo con el brazo estirado, mirarlo y cerrar un ojo.

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