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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Do not believe the Wizard of Oz-like reports telling everyone to ‘pay no attention to the man behind the curtain’ during this process.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026
Many of my friends adore Swift, and the rest pay no attention to her.
—Literary Hub, 4 Dec. 2025
Never mind that none of those three managers lasted more than two years on the job, and pay no attention to the age of those position players — or the length of their contracts — and keep looking at that mighty bullpen, because there isn’t much to see in the Padres’ rotation.
—Chad Jennings, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
But pay no attention to what those companies are saying.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 11 Mar. 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
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026
Many of my friends adore Swift, and the rest pay no attention to her.
—Literary Hub, 4 Dec. 2025
Never mind that none of those three managers lasted more than two years on the job, and pay no attention to the age of those position players — or the length of their contracts — and keep looking at that mighty bullpen, because there isn’t much to see in the Padres’ rotation.
—Chad Jennings, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
But pay no attention to what those companies are saying.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 11 Mar. 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
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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 29 Jan. 2026.
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