close one's eyes

English

Verb

close one's eyes

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see close,‎ one's,‎ eyes.

Jim put his headphones over his ears and closed his eyes.

(idiomatic) To ignore something.
(idiomatic) To sleep.

I wanna close my eyes, why don't you drive for a bit?

Translations

to ignore

Finnish: sulkea silmänsä, ummistaa silmänsä

Russian: закры́ть глаза́ (zakrýtʹ glazá), смотре́ть сквозь па́льцы (ru) (smotrétʹ skvozʹ pálʹcy)

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