not pay any attention to

idiom

: to refuse to show that one hears or sees (something or someone) : ignore
Don't pay any attention to what the other kids say.

Examples of not pay any attention to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web My intention was to not pay any attention to what Luxx was going to do. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2023 There was a chance that two unaccompanied children would not be admitted to the circus, but the powers who ruled the world decreed that the usher did not pay any attention to us. The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2022

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“Not pay any attention to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20pay%20any%20attention%20to. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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