What they don't know won't hurt them In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "what they don't know won't hurt them", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2021-08-04 11:08

Meaning of What they don't know won't hurt them (redirected from what (someone) doesn't know won't hurt them )

What (someone) doesn't know won't hurt them American British informal

Being ignored or uninformed about something frees one from having to worry about, feel guilt for, or be unhappy about it

Jane: "What are you doing with your car?" Marry: "Don't try to ask me. What you don't know won't hurt you."

Linda: "My mom will criticize me if she knows my bad academic results this time" Jenny: "Definitely, so It's better to conceal this, what Mom doesn't know won't hurt her."

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what the eye doesn't see (the heart doesn't grieve over)
You cannot feel upset, angry or worried about something if you do not know about it.
Example: I am not going to tell Ann her father's death; she would very upset if she knew because what the eye doesn't see ,the heart doesn't grieve over.
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