phrase
gledati kroz prste
to turn a blind eye, to let something slide
смотреть сквозь пальцы, закрывать глаза (на что-л.; образ тот же)
With stress
glȅdati kroz pȑste
In Cyrillic
гледати кроз прсте
In phrasebooks
Next to it in the phrasebook
- ni pȇt ni šȇstwithout a second thought, without further ado, on the spot
- ìći nȅkome na žívceto get on someone’s nerves, to annoy
- prȁviti od mȕve slònato make a mountain out of a molehill, to blow things out of proportion
- ne pȁdā mi na pȁmētI wouldn’t dream of it, no way, it wouldn’t even occur to me
- prȁviti se lȗdto play dumb, pretend not to understand
- ìmati pȕne rȗke pòslato have one’s hands full, to be snowed under (with work)
- bòlī me ȕvoI couldn’t care less, I don’t give a damn (literally ‘my ear hurts’)
- vúći nȅkoga za nȏsto string someone along, to lead someone up the garden path
- dȉći rȗke od nȅčegato give up on something, to throw in the towel
- razbíjati glávuto rack one’s brains