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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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 9 Sep. 2025.

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