sjá í gegnum fingur við

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “to see through fingers with”.

Verb

sjá í gegnum fingur við (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative sá í gegnum fingur við, third-person plural past indicative sáu í gegnum fingur við, supine séð í gegnum fingur við)

  1. (idiomatic) to turn a blind eye to [with accusative ‘something’]
    Að sjá í gegnum fingur við sig sjálfan.
    To turn a blind eye to oneself.
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