English · Idiom Candidate

close one's eyes

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To ignore or pretend not to notice something

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: shut one's eyelids

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

She closed her eyes to the problem, hoping it would go away

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Equivalents & related

Near equivalent nhắm mắt (verb) to breathe one's last, close one's eyes for the last time Tiếng Việt Near equivalent nhắm nghiền (verb) to close (one's eyes) tightly; to screw up (i.e. squint) one's eyes Tiếng Việt Near equivalent breathe one's last Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review. English · via nhắm mắt

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Topics: Eyes

Common questions

What does “close one's eyes” mean?

To ignore or pretend not to notice something Literally: shut one's eyelids

Is “close one's eyes” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

What is the closest equivalent?

“nhắm mắt” (Tiếng Việt) — near equivalent.