LOOK THE OTHER WAY

Meaning of LOOK THE OTHER WAY in English

try not to notice, turn the other way

The officer saw the liquor, but he looked the other way.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

LOOK THE OTHER WAY — phrasal to direct one's attention away from something unpleasant or troublesome
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LOOK THE OTHER WAY — phrasal : to direct one's attention away from something of which one disapproves or which one chooses to ignore
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOOK THE OTHER WAY — v. ignore something deliberately, intentionally overlook something; direct one's attention away from something which is not pleasant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LOOK THE OTHER WAY — : to direct one's attention away from something unpleasant or troublesome
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOOK THE OTHER WAY — to direct one's attention away from something unpleasant or troublesome
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LOOK THE OTHER WAY — to deliberately avoid seeing sb/sth : Prison officers know what's going on, but look the other way.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOOK THE OTHER WAY — Synonyms and related words : abide with, accept, be big, be blind, be blind to, be caught out, be content …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOOK THE OTHER WAY — try not to notice, turn the other way The officer saw the liquor, but he looked the other way.
English Idioms vocab
LOOK THE OTHER WAY — expr infml 1) When there's something wrong he always looks the other way — Когда что-нибудь случится, он делает вид, что это …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
LOOK THE OTHER WAY — expr infml 1) When there's something wrong he always looks the other way — Когда что-нибудь случится, он делает вид, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
LOOK THE OTHER WAY — look the other way expr infml 1. When there's something wrong he always looks the other way Когда что-нибудь случится, …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
LOOK THE OTHER WAY — 1) When there's something wrong he always looks the other way — Когда что-нибудь случится, он делает вид, что это …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OTHER — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ōther; akin to Old High German andar ~, Sanskrit antara Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WAY — I. ˈwā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English way, wey, from Old English weg; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OTHER — I. ˈəthə(r) adjective Etymology: Middle English, adjective, noun, pron., & adverb, from Old English ōther, adjective, noun, & pron.; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOOK — I. ˈlu̇k verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English looken, loken, from Old English lōcian; akin to Middle Dutch loeken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAY — way 1 — wayless , adj. /way/ , n. 1. manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OTHER — /udh"euhr/ , adj. 1. additional or further: he and one other person. 2. different or distinct from the one mentioned …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOK — /look/ , v.i. 1. to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAY — I. ˈwā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weg; akin to Old High German weg way, Old English wegan …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OTHER — I. ˈə-thər adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ōther; akin to Old High German andar other, Sanskrit antara Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOOK — I. ˈlu̇k verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lōcian; akin to Old Saxon lōcōn to look Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OTHER — adv otherwise. 2. other ·pron & ·adj left, as opposed to right. 3. other ·pron & ·adj not this, but …
Webster English vocab
LOOK — vt to expect. 2. look ·vt to express or manifest by a look. 3. look ·vt to look at; to …
Webster English vocab
OTHER
Concise Oxford English vocab
WAY — [way] n [ME, fr. OE weg; akin to OHG weg way, OE wegan to move, L vehere to carry, via …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OTHER — [oth.er] adj [ME, fr. OE other; akin to OHG andar other, Skt antara] (bef. 12c) 1 a: being the one …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOOK — [look] vb [ME, fr. OE locian; akin to OS locon to look] vt (bef. 12c) 1: to make sure or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAY — / weɪ; NAmE / noun , adverb ■ noun METHOD / STYLE 1. [ C ] way (to do sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OTHER — / ˈʌðə(r); NAmE / adjective , pronoun 1. used to refer to people or things that are additional or different …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOOK — / lʊk; NAmE / verb , noun , exclamation ■ verb USE EYES 1. [ v ] look (at sb/sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAY
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OTHER — oth ‧ er S1 W1 /ˈʌðə $ ˈʌðər/ BrE AmE determiner , adjective , pronoun [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOOK — I. look 1 S1 W1 /lʊk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: locian ] 1 . SEE …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAY — n. & adv. --n. 1 a road, track, path, etc., for passing along. 2 a course or route for reaching …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OTHER — adj., n. or pron., & adv. --adj. 1 not the same as one or some already mentioned or implied; separate …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOOK — v., n., & int. --v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by at) use one's sight; turn one's eyes in some …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAY — n. & adv. n. 1 a road, track, path, etc., for passing along. 2 a course or route for reaching …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OTHER — adj., n. or pron., & adv. adj. 1 not the same as one or some already mentioned or implied; separate …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOOK — v., n., & int. v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by at) use one's sight; turn one's eyes in some …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAY — n. & adv. --n. 1. a road, track, path, etc., for passing along. 2 a course or route for reaching …
Oxford English vocab
OTHER — adj., n. or pron., & adv. --adj. 1. not the same as one or some already mentioned or implied; separate …
Oxford English vocab
LOOK — v., n., & int. --v. 1. a intr. (often foll. by at) use one's sight; turn one's eyes in some …
Oxford English vocab
LOOK — I. USING YOUR EYES OR YOUR MIND /lʊk/ ( looks, looking, looked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAY — ( ways) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OTHER — ( others) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: When 'other' follows the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OTHER — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: When '~' follows the determiner …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LOOK — I. USING YOUR EYES OR YOUR MIND (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OTHER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LOOK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OTHER — [determiner]Where's the other key for this cupboard?I've found one earring - do you know where the other one is?What did …
Cambridge English vocab
LOOK — Synonyms and related words : NB, admire, air, angle, angle for, animadvert, anticipate, appear, appear like, appearance, ask for, aspect, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OTHER — See: EACH OTHER, EVERY OTHER, GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE or GRASS IS ALWAYS …
Slang English vocab
LOOK — n. look at look upon look into look down look in look out look up side look good looking ill …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LOOK — I. noun 1 act of looking at/considering sth ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ brief , cursory , quick ▪ careful , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAY — See ↑ DIRECTION 1, ↑ WAY 1,7,9 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a fair way/quite a way/a good way • ↑ a …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAY — INDEX: a way of doing something 1. a way or method of doing something 2. the correct way of doing …
Longman Activator English vocab
LOOK
Longman Activator English vocab
LOOK — See ↑ EXPRESSION ON SB'S FACE 1, ↑ LOOK 1,9,10, ↑ SEEM 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ can't look sb in …
Longman Activator English vocab
OTHER — n. 25B6; adjective these homes use other fuels : ALTERNATIVE, different, dissimilar, disparate, distinct, separate, contrasting. are there any other …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOOK — n. 25B6; verb Mrs Wright looked at him : GLANCE, gaze, stare, gape, peer; peep, peek, take a look; watch, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOOK — v. 1 Usually, look at. see, observe, consider, contemplate, regard, view, survey, inspect, scrutinize, study, scan; pay attention, attend, notice, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OTHER — See: EACH OTHER, EVERY OTHER, GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE or GRASS IS ALWAYS …
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