“Turn a blind eye”in other languages

Same idea, different pictures

English turns a blind eye, usually linked to Admiral Nelson at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801: told to withdraw, he is said to have raised his telescope to his blind eye and claimed he saw no signal. English can also turn a deaf ear.

Italian makes merchant's ears, fare orecchie da mercante: a seller who suddenly can't hear when you haggle. Dutch strikes the advice into the wind, in de wind slaan.