an idiom
In this sentence, I suppose that the idiom "to turn a blind eye" means not to pay attention to something, though you know that it is illegal. is it correct?

"though it is not known if they lied in order to enlist, or whether recruitment officers were under pressure to turn a blind eye"

Question

an idiom
In this sentence, I suppose that the idiom "to turn a blind eye" means not to pay attention to something, though you know that it is illegal. is it correct?

"though it is not known if they lied in order to enlist, or whether recruitment officers were under pressure to turn a blind eye"

Answer

Yes, that's right. It's a very commonly used idiom.

Answer

You are correct in your assumption.