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To ignore or disregard (something)

To get out of a situation, usually underhandedly

To forgive (someone) for a fault or offense

To allow something to exist or happen, even although one does not approve of it

Verb

To ignore or disregard (something)

pay no attention to

leave something undone

let something ride

take no notice of

close your eyes to

take no account of

turn a deaf ear to

not take into consideration

deliberately ignore

look the other way

turn a blind eye

be oblivious to

make allowances for

let someone off with

refuse to acknowledge

wipe slate clean

take no heed of

plead ignorance

send to Coventry

leave out of account

turn a deaf ear

give absolution

suspend charges

grant a pardon to

bury the hatchet

grin and bear it

let bygones be bygones

turn blind eye to

roll with punches

swim with the tide

let something slide

pretend not to notice

turn your back on

not take into account

bury one's head in sand

cock a snook at

think no more of

have no time for

avoid considering

pay no attention

leave well enough alone

put out of your mind

give something a miss

leave somebody to himself or herself

get off someone's back

give someone the brush-off

look right through someone

treat with contempt

fail to look after

be remiss about

pay little attention to

give the cold shoulder

leave somebody to his/her own devices

give someone the go-by

tell someone where to get off

keep at arm's length

have no use for

treat as unimportant

leave to yourself

pour cold water on

throw cold water on

deal rapidly with

sweep under the carpet

sweep under the rug

give no credence to

take with a pinch of salt

consign to oblivion

ride roughshod over

close your eyes

get off someone's case

put to one side

shut the door on

close one's mind to

think little of

procrastinate over

stop thinking about

erase from your mind

fail to include

fail to mention

tell someone to get lost

fail to care for

keep your distance

be irresponsible

fail to provide for

not trouble oneself

have nothing to do with

throw to the winds

fail to observe

give the cold shoulder to

render needless

fail to anticipate

fail to take account of

give the bum's rush

throw out on your ear

knock something on the head

keep at a distance

put in one's place

set no store by

take for granted

not do justice to

set little store by

think too little of

do an injustice to

express contempt

turn up one's nose

refuse to entertain

look straight through

underappreciate

hold in contempt

take something for granted

turn up one's nose at

leave out in the cold

hold up to scorn

fail to remember

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“It is a problem people are prepared to turn a blind eye to it because people rarely notice these sites as they are covered over.”

Verb

To get out of a situation, usually underhandedly

pussyfoot around

be oblivious to

give the slip to

keep one's distance from

pay no attention to

take no notice of

turn your back on

find a way round

give a wide berth

keep at arm's length

keep your distance

give a wide berth to

give something a miss

outmanoeuvre^UK

throw off the scent

break away from

avoid like the plague

let something slide

leave something undone

be remiss about

pay little attention to

find a way around

find a way out of

give the runaround

slip through the net of

look the other way

turn a deaf ear to

slip through your fingers

keep out of the way of

put the move on

sneak away from

answer evasively

play truant from

escape the clutches of

extricate oneself from

lead on a merry chase

lie down on job

close your eyes to

not take into account

turn a blind eye

bury one's head in sand

avoid answering

go around the barn

be equivocal about

be evasive about

not give a straight answer to

beat around bush

beg the question

beat about the bush about

slip through the net

make a detour round

fail to care for

have nothing to do with

throw to the winds

be irresponsible

fail to look after

think little of

procrastinate over

fail to provide for

not trouble oneself

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Verb

To forgive (someone) for a fault or offense

bear no malice towards

grant an amnesty to

make allowances for

not hold something against

bury the hatchet

bury the hatchet with

feel no malice towards

feel no resentment towards

harbour no grudge against

stop feeling malice towards

stop feeling resentful towards

let off the hook

turn a deaf ear to

forgive and forget

let bygones be bygones

turn other cheek

kiss and make up

think no more of

wipe slate clean

deal leniently with

look the other way

make allowance for

let someone off with

let something ride

find not guilty

drop charges against

declare innocent

pronounce not guilty

give dispensation to

give amnesty to

resolve differences

fall upon each other's necks

give indulgence to

make a peace offering

hold out the olive branch

smoke the peace pipe

give absolution

make excuses for

wipe the slate clean

grant a pardon to

refrain from hurting

remit someone's punishment

let off this time

commute someone's punishment

grant a stay of execution to

cancel someone's punishment

grant a stay of execution

postpone someone's punishment

give quarter to

pull out of the fire

cut someone some slack

leave uninjured

leave unpunished

get off the hook

get out of hock

grant pardon to

free from blame

grant someone an exemption

grant someone a dispensation

make an exception of

make an exception for

free from restraint

free from restriction

put on the street

disembarrass of

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Verb

To allow something to exist or happen, even although one does not approve of it

stay the course

sit and take it

grin and bear it

resign oneself to

come to grips with

give the thumbs up to

give the green light to

be forced to contend with

subject oneself to

come up against

bear the brunt of

show forbearance

give someone leave

give permission

give the go-ahead to

be subjected to

give one's assent to

decriminalize^US

decriminalise^UK

learn to live with

make the best of

submit oneself to

be patient with

reconcile oneself to

become accustomed to

become resigned to

become reconciled to

legitimatize^US

take something lying down

give the go-ahead

bite the bullet

give green light

legitimatise^UK

make allowances for

make allowance for

give the green light

come into contact with

have experience of

give consent to

acclimatize oneself to

accommodate oneself to

stand firm against

hold out against

show forbearance towards

reconcile oneself

resign yourself

be reconciled to

see through to the bitter end

give permission for

accept apology for

give someone authorization

take one's lumps

don't rock the boat

don't make waves

take one's medicine

cut your coat according to your cloth

give authority for

give a blank cheque to

give the green light for

give the go-ahead for

grant the right

give carte blanche

give your blessing

never say die in the face of

become familiar with

come into contact

run the gauntlet

play by the rules

take it lying down

be regulated by

play it by the book

give permission to

give one's blessing to

give approval to

give the nod to

grant the right to

say the magic word

give the stamp of approval to

grant permission to

give authority to

give authorization to

give the right to

pronounce lawful

give the means to

grant authorization to

grant a permit to

grant a licence to

give a permit to

grant authority to

give a licence to

be a justification for

be a reason for

throw in the towel

be a defence of

give one's leave

offer grounds for

give the go ahead to

give the thumbs up

confer a right to

let someone have

lend your name to

be authorised^UK

be authorized^US

give the seal of approval to

go with the flow

put John Hancock on

give stamp of approval

be in favour of

give the okay to

put into effect

pay attention to

play along with

invest with power

give the power to

give someone the authority

put in someone's hands

roll over and play dead

give the resources to

make it possible for

give the opportunity to

provide the means to

be good reason for

give right of entry to

give admission to

grant entrance to

give ground for

be deserving of

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