目めをつぶる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

shut one's eyes; close one's eyes

Literal physical action of closing the eyelids.

• まぶしくて、思おもわず目めをつぶった。

  It was so bright that I shut my eyes without thinking.

expression, godan verb (-ru)

turn a blind eye; overlook; pretend not to see

Figurative use: deliberately ignoring something, often wrongdoing or a problem. Commonly followed by ～に目をつぶる.

• 彼かれの小ちいさなミスには目めをつぶることにした。

  I decided to turn a blind eye to his small mistake.

expression, godan verb (-ru)

die; pass away

Euphemistic or poetic expression for death; literally 'close one's eyes' as a metaphor for dying.

• 祖そ父ふは安やすらかに目めをつぶった。

  My grandfather passed away peacefully.