"door de vingers zien" meaning in Dutch

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Verb

IPA: /ˌdoːr də ˈvɪ.ŋərs ˈzin/
Etymology: Literally, “to see through the fingers”. Head templates: {{nl-verb}} door de vingers zien Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-see|zien}}
  1. (transitive) to turn a blind eye to Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-door_de_vingers_zien-nl-verb-NrFNTK~P Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to see through the fingers”.",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "door de vingers zien",
      "name": "nl-verb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zien"
      },
      "name": "nl-conj-see"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You will admit that you are a collector of Easter Bunny pubes, and that you suck dogs' balls, and you will buy an apple pie for me. Then I will turn a blind eye to this incident.",
          "ref": "2001 December 17, -No Strezzz Cazzz, “Re: image cue + bin.???? hoe te branden???”, in alt.hack.nl (Usenet)",
          "text": "Je geeft toe dat je een paashaasschaamhaarverzamelaar bent, en dat je hondenoten zuigt, en je koopt een appeltaart voor me. Dan zal ik dit incident door de vingers zien.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to turn a blind eye to"
      ],
      "id": "en-door_de_vingers_zien-nl-verb-NrFNTK~P",
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          "turn a blind eye",
          "turn a blind eye"
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      ],
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        "(transitive) to turn a blind eye to"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌdoːr də ˈvɪ.ŋərs ˈzin/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "door de vingers zien"
}
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to see through the fingers”.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "door de vingers zien",
      "name": "nl-verb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zien"
      },
      "name": "nl-conj-see"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Dutch terms with quotations",
        "Dutch transitive verbs",
        "Dutch verbs"
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        {
          "english": "You will admit that you are a collector of Easter Bunny pubes, and that you suck dogs' balls, and you will buy an apple pie for me. Then I will turn a blind eye to this incident.",
          "ref": "2001 December 17, -No Strezzz Cazzz, “Re: image cue + bin.???? hoe te branden???”, in alt.hack.nl (Usenet)",
          "text": "Je geeft toe dat je een paashaasschaamhaarverzamelaar bent, en dat je hondenoten zuigt, en je koopt een appeltaart voor me. Dan zal ik dit incident door de vingers zien.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "to turn a blind eye to"
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          "turn a blind eye",
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        "(transitive) to turn a blind eye to"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌdoːr də ˈvɪ.ŋərs ˈzin/"
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