never mind

Idioms  

1. Don't worry about something, don't trouble yourself, it doesn't matter. For example, Never mind what I said, it wasn't important , or Never mind, you can always take the driver's test again . This expression employs mind in the sense of “care about something,” a usage dating from the late 1700s.

2. Also, never you mind . Don't concern yourself with that, it's none of your business, as in Never you mind where I plan to buy the new TV . [Early 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Never mind all the newborns rolled out and swaddled like Christmas tamales, or the forceps deliveries that resemble tooth extractions.

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Never mind that taking that much ink to say “guilty” sounds like a campaign, not a verdict.

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The direct and indirect emissions of imported goods are difficult to estimate even in countries with strong, transparent reporting frameworks—never mind in places like China, where verification is nearly impossible.

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In October, he effectively said, never mind.

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Never mind that Mr. Bush repeatedly made that point himself, including by visiting a mosque in the District of Columbia and calling Islam “a religion of peace” less than a week after 9/11.

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