Idiom - Look the other way

Look the Other Way:

If you “look the other way” it means that you “pretend that something didn’t happen” or you “pretend that you didn’t notice something”.  We often use this phrase with police officers or people who are in a position to get someone in trouble for something.

I know that policeman saw me driving way too fast.  He was nice enough to look the other way and not make me pay a fine.

My teacher definitely saw me cheating on my test, but he was too lazy to do anything about it, so he just looked the other way so he didn’t have to make a big deal about it.  I’m a lucky guy.

Persian: چشم پوشی کردن

Idiom - Set Your Sights on

Set Your Sights on:

If you set your sights on something, or set your sights on doing something, it becomes the target of your ambition or the object of your attention.

Stanley has set his sights on coaching Liverpool, so he'll start getting to know people who have influence in the club.

Microsoft has set its sights on one of the biggest search engine companies, so I wouldn't be surprised if the company's shares go up.

Origin: Metaphorical, and related to the fact that a person using a gun looks through the gun's sights in order to aim, and will have his sights set on the target before shooting at it.

Proverb - None so blind as those who will not see

None So Blind as Those Who Will Not See:

Nobody is blinder than the person who decides he does not want to see.

Idiom - Can't see the Wood/Forest for the Trees

Can't see the Wood/Forest for the Trees:

If you can't see the wood/forest for the trees, you can't see the whole situation clearly because you're looking too closely at small details, or because you're too closely involved.

I don't think we can see the wood for the trees at this stage, so let's get an outsider to take a look at the project and give us a progress report.

Marcus is so focused on product details that he can't see the wood for the trees when it comes to the overall needs of the company.

Note: can't see the wood for the trees is British English, while can't see the forest for the trees is American English. Here the word for means "because of".

Persian: شتر را گم کردن و پی افسارش گشتن، اصل را رها کردن و فرع را چسبیدن

Idiom - See through Rose-Colored Glasses

See through Rose-Colored Glasses:

If someone sees things through rose-colored glasses, they see things as being better than they really are.

Tina sees things through rose-colored glasses, so when things aren't going very well, she won't do anything to improve the situation.

Persian: مثبت اندیش بودن

Vocabulary - Espy

Espy:

To suddenly see sb or sth; spy.

Persian: متوجه شدن، دیدن