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Regard something as unimportant

To disregard as unimportant or insignificant

Verb

Regard something as unimportant

think little of

treat as unimportant

drag through the mud

do a hatchet job on

cast aspersions on

look down one's nose at

cut down to size

take down a peg

take a swipe at

shoot full of holes

cut to the quick

take dim view of

cock a snook at

find fault with

give a bad name

bring into disrepute

drag through the mire

give a black eye

reflect badly on

bring shame upon

spread scandal about

run smear campaign

tar and feather

inveigh against

bring discredit to

rip up and down

throw brickbats at

treat with contempt

fulminate against

lower the status of

do an injustice to

hold in contempt

not do justice to

spread lies about

blacken the name of

sully the reputation of

set little store by

turn up one's nose at

take down a peg or two

turn your nose up at

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

show contempt for

cause to lose face

blacken someone's name

put in a bad light

set no store by

turn up one's nose

hold up to ridicule

be scornful about

treat contemptuously

be contemptuous about

put someone in their place

curl your lip at

make someone eat humble pie

make someone eat crow

give Bronx cheer

think too little of

comment negatively

lower in status

give comeuppance

knock off high horse

hold forth against

express contempt

give a bad name to

lower someone's status

lower someone's dignity

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

get one's comeuppance

be casual about

throw stones at

make jokes about

be untrue to oneself

fail to appreciate

set too little store by

abandon one's principles

hold up to scorn

show in bad light

reduce to the ranks

kick downstairs

spit in the face of

spit in the eye of

vituperate against

take issue with

take exception to

regard with contempt

make cutting remarks about

have a crack at

say contemptuously

be contemptuous of

give something a battering

give a bad press to

ruin the reputation of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

bring into disfavour

show in a bad light

tell lies about

take for granted

settle someone's hash

pop one's balloon

make one feel small

fix someone's wagon

bring down a peg

force to eat humble pie

blacken the character of

run a smear campaign against

criticize unfairly

sully someone's reputation

defame someone's character

bite one's thumb at

take the mickey

poke mullock at

take the piss out of

take the wind out of your sails

knock the stuffing out of

let wind out of sails

puncture balloon

kick in the teeth

let someone have it

give someone a bad press

refuse to acknowledge

think no more of

turn a blind eye to

pay no attention to

take no notice of

turn a deaf ear to

have no time for

give something a bad press

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

send up the river

lay at one's door

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Verb

To toy with

treat frivolously

amuse oneself with

treat in a cavalier fashion

play ducks and drakes with

play fast and loose with

Verb

To disregard as unimportant or insignificant

take no notice of

turn a blind eye to

pay no attention to

take no account of

turn a deaf ear to

not take into consideration

deliberately ignore

close your eyes to

look the other way

think no more of

turn your back on

turn a blind eye

put out of your mind

cock a snook at

be oblivious to

make allowances for

let bygones be bygones

let someone off with

let something slide

let something ride

wipe slate clean

sweep under the carpet

sweep under the rug

take with a pinch of salt

give no credence to

deal rapidly with

treat as unimportant

pour cold water on

treat with contempt

throw cold water on

plead ignorance

bury the hatchet

give absolution

suspend charges

grant a pardon to

refuse to acknowledge

have no time for

grin and bear it

roll with punches

swim with the tide

turn blind eye to

not take into account

bury one's head in sand

fail to care for

have nothing to do with

throw to the winds

keep your distance

be irresponsible

leave something undone

fail to look after

keep at arm's length

think little of

procrastinate over

pay little attention to

be remiss about

fail to provide for

not trouble oneself

cease to remember

erase from memory

stop thinking about

consign to oblivion

put in the past

draw a veil over

dismiss from mind

cease to think of

not worry about

erase from your mind

banish from one's thoughts

not give another thought to

leave out of account

send to Coventry

turn a deaf ear

give someone the brush-off

have no use for

avoid considering

refuse to recognize

refuse to abide by

close one's mind to

ride roughshod over

pussyfoot around

tell someone to get lost

keep one's distance from

give the slip to

look right through someone

give the cold shoulder to

give the thumbs down to

not take advantage of

deal leniently with

make allowance for

forgive and forget

give someone the big E

give someone the go-by

give someone the air

kick in the teeth

hand someone the frozen mitt

have nothing more to do with

give a wide berth to

give someone the push

leave out in the cold

give the cold shoulder

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