shut one's eyes to
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Failure in City Government To believe that this makes no particular difference so far as the development of our national life is concerned is to shut one's eyes to obvious facts.
From Aliens or Americans? by Grose, Howard B. (Howard Benjamin)
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
The more one knows, the wider one's outlook, the readier one is to shut one's eyes to the foibles, even to the faults, of one's neighbors.
From The Dweller on the Threshold by Hichens, Robert Smythe
Would it be better to shut one’s eyes to the truth?
From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Cahan, Abraham
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
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