置之脑后 (zhì zhī nǎo hòu) — to completely forget or ignore; to put out of mind
Definition
A chengyu meaning to deliberately put something out of mind — stronger than 忘记 (which is just forgetting). Implies a conscious choice to ignore and move on.
idiom
to completely forget or ignoreto put out of mind
Examples
- 置之脑后，。Tā zǎo jiù bǎ zhè jiàn shì zhì zhī nǎo hòu le, bié zài tí le.He has long since put this matter out of mind; don't bring it up again.
- ，置之脑后。Wǒ jǐng gào guò tā hěn duō cì, dàn tā dōu zhì zhī nǎo hòu le.I warned him many times, but he ignored it all.
- ，置之脑后，。Duì yú guò qù de shī bài, wǒ men yīng gāi zhì zhī nǎo hòu, xiàng qián kàn.As for past failures, we should put them out of mind and look forward.
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