not pay any attention to

phrase

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

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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 1 Oct. 2026.

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