Sunday, February 5, 2012

Open one eye, close one eye.

睜隻眼閉隻眼
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To pretend to know nothing about something unethical or improper.

Imagine this face: when you open one eye and close when eye, it's like you are appeasing something you have known. You may use this slang when you beg someone to forgive: "Please open one eye and close one eye. (請您睜隻眼閉隻眼吧!)"

[Example]
她對丈夫的外遇睜隻眼閉隻眼。
She pretend not to know about her husband's illegal love affair.

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