to look the other way
01
***deliberately ignore wrongdoing by others
例
Prison guards looked the other way as the man was attacked by fellow prisoners.
Stolen goods are sold unashamedly in broad daylight but you tend to look the other way and mind your own business.
02
***to turn your head so that you are not looking at someone or something
例
Look the other way while I get changed.
We can sneak past him while he's looking the other way.
