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Turning a blind eye is an idiom describing the ignoring of undesirable information. The Oxford English Dictionary records usage of the phrase in 1698. [1]The phrase to turn a blind eye is often associated with Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801.
Nelson ordered that the signal be acknowledged, but not repeated. He turned to his flag captain, Thomas Foley, and said "You know, Foley, I only have one eye — I have the right to be blind sometimes," and then, holding his telescope to his blind eye, said "I really do not see the signal!"
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This article says Parker gave Nelson permission to withdraw at his discretion, but Turning a blind eye says otherwise. Can someone do some research to resolve this? Esszet 02:46, 7 September 2014 (UTC) Hmm, that is a pretty severe contradiction. Can't we just edit the turning a blind eye article? It belongs in Wiktionary and it is weakly sourcd ...
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