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61shrug something off — DISREGARD, dismiss, take no notice of, ignore, pay no heed to, play down, make light of. → shrug …
62write someone/something off — 1 they have had to write off loans: FORGET ABOUT, disregard, give up on, cancel, annul, wipe out. 2 he wrote off his new car: WRECK, smash up, crash, destroy …
63derogate from something — ˈderogate from sth derived to ignore a responsibility or duty Main entry: ↑derogatederived …
64do something at your (own) peril — do sth at your (own) ˈperil idiom used to warn sb that if they do sth, it may be dangerous or cause them problems • Teachers ignore the importance of these results at their peril. Main entry: ↑perilidiom …
65pass over something — ˌpass ˈover sth derived to ignore or avoid sth Syn: ↑overlook • They chose to pass over her rude remarks. Main entry: ↑passderived …
66turn a deaf ear (to something) — turn a deaf ˈear (to sb/sth) idiom to ignore or refuse to listen to sb/sth • He turned a deaf ear to the rumours. Main entry: ↑deafidiom …
67look — look1 [ luk ] verb *** ▸ 1 direct eyes at someone/something ▸ 2 search for someone/something ▸ 3 have an appearance ▸ 4 seem ▸ 5 for saying how likely ▸ 6 making someone pay attention ▸ 7 face a direction ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to direct… …
68tune out — transitive verb : to become unresponsive to : ignore the children tuned out their mother s commands intransitive verb : to dissociate oneself from what is happening * * * tune out 1. To adjust (a radio, etc) so as to eliminate (a sound, frequency …
69close — close1 [ klouz ] verb *** ▸ 1 shut ▸ 2 when business stops ▸ 3 stop use of road etc. ▸ 4 end/finish ▸ 5 reduce distance ▸ 6 stop business relations ▸ 7 finish business deal ▸ 8 put fingers around something ▸ 9 have value at end of day ▸ 10 join… …
70blind — 1 /blaInd/ adjective 1 CAN T SEE a) unable to see: He was nearly blind in one eye. | go blind (=become blind): In later stages of the disease, sufferers often go blind. b) the blind (plural) people who are unable to see: talking books for the… …
