shut one's eyes to

Idioms  

1. see close one's eyes to.

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Example Sentences

To shut one's eyes to half of life that one may live securely is as though one blinded oneself that one might walk with more safety in a land of pit and precipice.

From Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man by Wilde, Oscar

For the reason why, we need not anticipate, but it is foolish to shut one's eyes to the unpleasant fact, or to hide it from the British public.

From New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments by Morrison, John

My husband has been suffering beyond what one could shut one's eyes to in consequence of the great mental shock of last March—loss of appetite, loss of sleep, looks quite worn and altered.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir

It is impossible to shut one's eyes to the fact that something survives of the traditions of cruelty and reprisal existing in the Balkans of the Middle Ages.

From Bulgaria by Fox, Frank, Sir

Everywhere was gold and silver and dazzling jewels that glistened so brightly that one had to shut one's eyes to their sparkle.

From Twilight Land by Pyle, Howard