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Kennis en Begrip - Ignorance

Duik in Engelse idiomen over onwetendheid, zoals "aan dovemansoren gericht" en "een oogje dichtknijpen".

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English idioms related to Knowledge & Understanding

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

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

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out of the loop
[Zinsdeel]

not being aware of recent information about something

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

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

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

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

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

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(of something, particularly issues) to be completely overlooked

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

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to pretend as if one cannot see or notice something

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

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

Ex: In the immigration system , a loophole allowed certain visa applications fall through the net, leading to unintended gaps in border control .
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