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To ignore or disregard (something)

To get out of a situation, usually underhandedly

To disregard or pay no attention to

To forgive (someone) for a fault or offense

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

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Verb

To ignore or disregard (something)

pay no attention to

take no notice of

close your eyes to

take no account of

not take into consideration

turn a deaf ear to

deliberately ignore

close one's eyes to

look the other way

turn a blind eye

shut your eyes to

take no heed of

be oblivious to

make allowances for

let someone off with

wipe slate clean

let something ride

send to Coventry

leave out of account

turn a deaf ear

give absolution

suspend charges

grant a pardon to

bury the hatchet

plead ignorance

pretend not to notice

turn your back on

not take into account

bury one's head in sand

grin and bear it

let bygones be bygones

turn blind eye to

roll with punches

swim with the tide

avoid considering

put out of one's mind

think no more of

put out of your mind

pay no attention

let fall between the cracks

leave out of consideration

close one's mind to

ride roughshod over

fail to care for

fail to remember

keep one's distance

turn one's back on

have nothing to do with

throw to the winds

be irresponsible

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

cease to think of

dismiss from your mind

not worry about

erase from your mind

banish from one's thoughts

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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

fail to deal with

find a way round

give a wide berth to

be remiss about

pay little attention to

find a way out of

turn one's back on

give something a miss

keep at arm's length

look the other way

turn a deaf ear to

answer evasively

extricate oneself from

give a wide berth

keep out of the way of

fail to mention

close your eyes to

not take into account

turn a blind eye

bury one's head in sand

shut your eyes to

play truant from

make a detour round

outmanoeuvre^UK

lie down on job

find a way around

go around the barn

fail to care for

fail to remember

keep one's distance

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 disregard or pay no attention to

Verb

To forgive (someone) for a fault or offense

bear no malice towards

grant an amnesty to

make allowances for

not hold something against

accept someone's apology

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

declare innocent

pronounce not guilty

give dispensation to

give amnesty to

give indulgence to

resolve differences

fall upon each other's necks

let someone off

wipe the slate clean

give absolution

make excuses for

make a peace offering

hold out the olive branch

smoke the peace pipe

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

grant a pardon to

refrain from hurting

give quarter to

pull out of the fire

leave uninjured

leave unpunished

get off the hook

get out of hock

grant pardon to

find not guilty

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

give the green light to

give the thumbs up to

resign oneself to

show forbearance

bear the brunt of

come to grips with

make allowance for

give the go-ahead to

decriminalize^US

be forced to contend with

subject oneself to

come up against

give green light

be subjected to

give permission

make allowances for

decriminalise^UK

learn to live with

make the best of

submit oneself to

be patient with

become accustomed to

reconcile oneself to

become resigned to

become reconciled to

take something lying down

legitimatize^US

give permission to

give the go-ahead

give something the nod

bite the bullet

legitimatise^UK

give the green light

come into contact with

have experience of

give one's consent to

give one's assent to

acclimatize oneself to

accommodate oneself to

hold out against

stand firm against

reconcile oneself

grant permission to

see through to the bitter end

give permission for

give someone leave

give someone authorization

accept apology for

take one's lumps

take one's medicine

don't rock the boat

don't make waves

be in favour of

grant someone the right

give the green light for

give the go-ahead for

give authority for

give a blank cheque to

stomach something

cut your coat according to your cloth

give the okay to

give carte blanche

give your blessing

put John Hancock on

give stamp of approval

give the go ahead to

show forbearance towards

become familiar with

take it lying down

play it by the book

play by the rules

be regulated by

come into contact

run the gauntlet

grant the right to

take into account

take into consideration

never say die in the face of

say the magic word

give one's blessing to

give one's approval to

hoist the white flag

roll over and play dead

give the nod to

give the stamp of approval to

give authority to

give authorization to

pronounce lawful

give the means to

give the right to

give approval to

be a justification for

be a reason for

be a defence of

offer grounds for

give one's permission

throw in the towel

give one's leave

give the thumbs up

confer a right to

lend your name to

grant authorization to

grant authority to

go with the flow

give consent to

give one's seal of approval to

give your consent to

give your blessing to

give something the thumbs up

give something the green light

give something the go-ahead

grant a permit to

grant a licence to

give a permit to

give a licence to

invest with power

give the power to

give someone the authority

put into effect

pay attention to

play along with

grant the right

give the resources to

make it possible for

give the opportunity to

provide the means to

give ground for

be deserving of

be good reason for

give one's stamp of approval to

give right of entry to

give admission to

grant entrance to

pay for the use of

gain certification

gain qualifications

be authorised^UK

come through with flying colours

earn one's wings

be in the running

come up to snuff

be authorized^US

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