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Dutch
Etymology
Literally, “to see through the fingers”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdoːr də ˈvɪ.ŋərs ˈzin/
Verb
door de vingers zien
- (transitive) to turn a blind eye to
2001 December 17, -No Strezzz Cazzz, “Re: image cue + bin.???? hoe te branden???”, in alt.hack.nl (Usenet):# 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.- # 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.
Inflection
Conjugation of
door de vingers zien: see
zien.