forget it

1. Overlook it, it's not important; you're quite mistaken. This colloquial imperative is used in a variety of ways. For example, in Thanks so much for helping—Forget it, it was nothing, it is a substitute for “don't mention it” or you're welcome; in Stop counting the change—forget it! it means “stop doing something unimportant” in You think assembling this swingset was easy—forget it! it means “it was not at all easy”; and in Forget it—you'll never understand this theorem it means that the possibility of your understanding it is hopeless. [c. 1900]

Example Sentences

I know from experience there are certain games where, if you are the player who makes the difference, the fans never forget it.

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Many people have a “set it and forget it” approach with their withholding amounts.

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“What did I tell y’all about refilling the cannons for battle after y’all’s parties—forget it. I’ll do it myself. Signify, protect the Queen Mother and that brother of hers!”

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But I will never forget it because that was the first time I missed my monthly cycle.

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“They’re in the open. A lot of carwasheros are older men. Where do they hide? How can they run away? We can do all sorts of training, but that fear — the body betrays you and you forget it. It’s like an earthquake to your soul.”

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Related Words

• back down 
• back off 
• cancel 
• deny 
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• disown 
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• renounce 
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• rescind 
• reverse 
• revoke 
• rule out 
• take back 
• withdraw