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Connaissance et Compréhension - Ignorance

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English idioms related to Knowledge & Understanding
to bury one's head in the sand

to intentionally ignore unpleasant facts about a situation and hope that the situation improves by doing so

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in the dark

in a state in which one is not informed about important things

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out of the loop

not being aware of recent information about something

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to turn a deaf ear

to pretend as if one cannot hear someone complaining or asking one something

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to fall on deaf ears

(of statements, warnings, requests, etc.) to be completely ignored

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to go in one ear and out the other

(of information, advice, etc.) to not be taken seriously and hence immediately forgotten

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the blind leading the blind

used to describe a situation in which an incompetent or inexperienced person is advising others who have no knowledge or experience at all

ils n'en savent pas plus long l'un que l'autre

ils n'en savent pas plus long l'un que l'autre

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to fall through the cracks

(of a person) to be completely ignored, usually in a system or process

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to fall through the cracks

(of something, particularly issues) to be completely overlooked

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to sweep something under the rug

to pretend that something is not happening or is not the case

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to turn a blind eye

to pretend as if one cannot see or notice something

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ostrich strategy

a strategy in which a person chooses to ignore or evades the truth or potential problems about a particular situation

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to slip through the net

(of a person) to be neglected or go unnoticed, particularly by a social or political system that should have been more responsible

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to slip through the net

(of something particularly an issue) to go unnoticed or to be overlooked within a system, plan, or organization, etc.

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