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Difference between Be blind to something and Turn a blind eye to something

be blind to somethingbe unable to see or consider what is going on around one:

  • She had been deaf and blind to everything except what had passed between them.

turn a blind eye to somethingpretend not to see smth.; overlook smth. deliberately:

  • The police turn a blind eye to this problem because they are only too glad to get lorries from parking there.