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    What it means

    Literally “to squint an eye.” Means to deliberately ignore someone’s mistake or a minor rule violation. “To turn a blind eye.”

    Vocabulary

    • przymknąć — to close slightly / to squint
    • oko — eye

    Grammar note

    Perfective 'przymknąć' + accusative 'oko'.

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