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Knowledge & Understanding - Ignorance

Dive into English idioms regarding ignorance, like "fall on deaf ears" and "turn a blind eye".

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to [bury|have] {one's} head in the sand
to bury one's head in the sand
[phrase]

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

Ex: You can't just bury your head in the sand and hope the debt disappears. 
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in the dark
in the dark
[phrase]

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

Ex: The staff were kept in the dark about the planned cuts. 
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out of the loop
out of the loop
[phrase]

not being aware of recent information about something

Ex: I felt out of the loop after missing three meetings. 
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to [turn] a deaf ear
to turn a deaf ear
[phrase]

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

Ex: The landlord turned a deaf ear to our complaints about the heating. 
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to [fall] on deaf ears
to fall on deaf ears
[phrase]

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

Ex: Her warnings about the budget fell on deaf ears. 
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to [go] in one ear and out the other
to go in one ear and out the other
[phrase]

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

Ex: I warned him twice, but it went in one ear and out the other. 
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the blind leading the blind
the blind leading the blind
[phrase]

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

Ex: Letting him train the new staff is the blind leading the blind. 
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to [fall|slip] (through|between) the cracks
to fall through the cracks
[phrase]

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

Ex: Many children fall through the cracks when schools are understaffed. 
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to [fall|slip] (through|between) the cracks
to fall through the cracks
[phrase]

(of something, particularly issues) to be completely forgotten, missed, or neglected

Ex: That issue fell through the cracks during the final review. 
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to [sweep] {sth} under the rug
to sweep something under the rug
[phrase]

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

Ex: The manager tried to sweep the complaint under the rug. 
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to [turn] a blind eye
to turn a blind eye
[phrase]

to pretend as if one cannot see or notice something

Ex: The supervisor turned a blind eye to the safety violations. 
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ostrich (strategy|plan)
ostrich strategy
[phrase]

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

Ex: Pretending the debt will disappear is just an ostrich strategy. 
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to [slip|fall] through the net
to slip through the net
[phrase]

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

Ex: Many homeless teenagers slip through the net because no agency takes responsibility for them. 
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to [slip|fall] through the net
to slip through the net
[phrase]

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

Ex: That detail slipped through the net during the final review. 
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Knowledge & Understanding
KnowledgeLogic & WisdomAwareness or UnawarenessNews & Information
IgnoranceUnderstandingLack of UnderstandingAbsence of Comprehension
RealizationRememberingForgettingExpertise
Inexpertness
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