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Complete the sentence below by providing the appropriate word to complete the idiomatic expression.

Answer:Instead of reporting the minor rule violation, the supervisor chose to turn a blind 【eye】.

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The correct word is 'eye'. The standard idiomatic expression 'turn a blind eye' means to consciously choose to ignore something bad or illegal.

Identify the incomplete idiomatic expression in the sentence context.

The phrase 'turn a blind ____' is an incomplete standard English idiom.

Idioms are fixed expressions whose standard components cannot be arbitrarily altered.

Determine the precise conventional word needed to complete the idiom.

The correct noun is 'eye', completing the idiom 'turn a blind eye'.

'Turn a blind eye' means to deliberately ignore or pretend not to notice an unacceptable act.

Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions

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