Definition
置之脑后 is a four-character idiom (chengyu) meaning to completely forget or ignore something, as if putting it behind one's brain. It is used when someone deliberately or carelessly dismisses a matter from memory. The literal image is 'place it behind the brain' — i.e., out of sight and out of mind.
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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 jǐnggào 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，。Duìyú guòqù de shībài, wǒmen yīnggāi 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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