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What historical event gave birth to the English idiom Turn with a blind eye?

During the Battle of Copenhagen, Sir Hyde Parker Jr., Commander-in-Chief of the British Navy, ordered a retreat. Noticing the commands coming through the semaphore alphabet, Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson put a telescope to his blind eye and said: "I do not see any signals", after which the forces under his command continued the battle and eventually defeated the Danish fleet. In the next naval battle, Nelson himself commanded the British, and the idiom "turning a blind eye" was fixed in the English language.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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