📖 Meaning
To put something behind one's head and forget about it entirely. It describes disregarding or ignoring something as if it no longer matters, dismissing it from one's mind completely.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom originates from the Qing dynasty novel 'Wenming Xiao Shi' (A Brief History of Civilization) by Li Baojia, Chapter 14. In the story, three brothers of the Jia family had originally studied under Master Meng. However, after they became disciples of Yao Bogong, they abandoned their former teacher and put him completely out of their minds. The phrase vividly conveys the act of casting aside someone or something as though it were tucked behind one's head, out of sight and out of thought.
💡 Example Usage
他把老师的嘱咐置之脑后，又犯了同样的错误。
He cast his teacher's warnings aside and made the same mistake again.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 置之脑后
- Pinyin: zhì zhī nǎo hòu
- Literal Translation: put, it, head, behind
- Category: Attitude
- Characters: 4