pay no attention to
idiom
: to refuse to show that one hears or sees (something or someone) : to ignore (something or someone)
Pay no attention to his teasing.
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But pay no attention to what those companies are saying.
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Gene Marks, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
There are also plenty of organizations that pay no attention to corporate culture whatsoever.
—Bruce Tulgan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The quarterback also encouraged his sibling to pay no attention to critics.
—Alexandra Hurtado, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
But Ukrainian soldiers pay no attention to Russian state television.
—Boris Bondarev, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2022
Chicago’s teams are split by north side and south side, and the disdain for the Cubs by White Sox fans is real, while Cubs fans tend to pay no attention to the White Sox.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
Fish pay no attention to human boundaries and so there are many instances that require international cooperation.
—Steven Savage, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
In the dark ages of Oz Wizard leadership - the days of ‘pay no attention to the man behind the curtain’ - influence was unimaginable as technology was delivered with the collaboration of a toilet drain.
—Paige Francis, Forbes, 22 June 2022
Chicago’s teams are split by north side and south side, and the disdain for the Cubs by White Sox fans is real, while Cubs fans tend to pay no attention to the White Sox.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
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Gene Marks, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
There are also plenty of organizations that pay no attention to corporate culture whatsoever.
—Bruce Tulgan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The quarterback also encouraged his sibling to pay no attention to critics.
—Alexandra Hurtado, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
But Ukrainian soldiers pay no attention to Russian state television.
—Boris Bondarev, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2022
Chicago’s teams are split by north side and south side, and the disdain for the Cubs by White Sox fans is real, while Cubs fans tend to pay no attention to the White Sox.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
Fish pay no attention to human boundaries and so there are many instances that require international cooperation.
—Steven Savage, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
In the dark ages of Oz Wizard leadership - the days of ‘pay no attention to the man behind the curtain’ - influence was unimaginable as technology was delivered with the collaboration of a toilet drain.
—Paige Francis, Forbes, 22 June 2022
Chicago’s teams are split by north side and south side, and the disdain for the Cubs by White Sox fans is real, while Cubs fans tend to pay no attention to the White Sox.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
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“Pay no attention to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20no%20attention%20to. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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