refuse to consider something
1close your mind to something — phrase to refuse to consider something I tried to close my mind to what was happening. Thesaurus: to refuse to think about, believe or accept somethingsynonym Main entry: close * * * close your ˈmind to sth idiom to refuse t …
2close your mind to something — to refuse to consider something I tried to close my mind to what was happening …
3brush something aside — DISREGARD, ignore, dismiss, shrug off, wave aside; overlook, pay no attention to, take no notice of, neglect, forget about, turn a blind eye to; reject, spurn; laugh off, make light of, trivialize; informal pooh pooh. → …
4cast something aside — DISCARD, reject, throw away/out, get rid of, dispose of, abandon. → cast * * * brush/sweep/cast/something aside phrase to refuse to consider or deal with something Railway companies brushed aside fears that staff cuts would compromise safety.… …
5sweep something aside — DISREGARD, ignore, take no notice of, dismiss, shrug off, forget about, brush aside. → sweep * * * brush/sweep/cast/something aside phrase to refuse to consider or deal with something Railway companies brushed aside fears that staff cuts would… …
6toss out (something) — 1. to refuse to accept or consider something. The judge tossed out the case two weeks ago. We received thousands of proposals for the memorial, but tossed most of them out because they were dull or inappropriate. 2. to suggest something as a… …
7turn something away — turn (someone/something) away to refuse to see or talk to someone, or to consider something. If anyone comes to the door, just turn them away. She has turned away every opportunity to improve her English in the last ten years …
8not want to hear something — phrase to not be willing to discuss or consider something I don’t want to hear another word on the subject. Thesaurus: to refuse to think about, believe or accept somethingsynonym Main entry: hear …
9have no truck with something — have/want no truck with sb/sth idiom (BrE) to refuse to deal with sb; to refuse to accept or consider sth • We in this party will have no truck with illegal organizations. Main entry: ↑truckidiom …
10want no truck with something — have/want no truck with sb/sth idiom (BrE) to refuse to deal with sb; to refuse to accept or consider sth • We in this party will have no truck with illegal organizations. Main entry: ↑truckidiom …
