closed one's eyes
Blocked out light
To close one's eyes is literally to lower the eyelids, blocking vision.
More often the phrase appears figuratively: if you close your eyes to something, you deliberately ignore it or refuse to acknowledge its existence.
The administration closed its eyes to the growing corruption.
The past tense closed one's eyes frequently appears in contexts of death, suggesting the peaceful final moment when someone dies or is helped to die.
- blinkRapid lid movement
- restCessation of activity
- sleepRecurring unconscious repose
- ignoreRefuse to notice
- shutTo close firmly
squint · peace · surrender · darkness · last breath · overlook · contemplation · deny · death · eyelid · meditate · lashes · unseeing · turned a blind eye · relax · visualization · avoid · prayer
closed one's eyesstared
Looked long and hard
kept one's eyes open · eyes wide open · gazed · looked · watched
closed one's eyespaid attention
Actively focused awareness
kept watch · took notice · acknowledged · scrutinized · witnessed
close, closed, closes, closing, closure, closures, enclose, enclosed, encloses