ignore the advice

Meaning

This phrase means to deliberately pay no attention to suggestions or recommendations given by someone else, such as a doctor, parent, or expert. It describes a situation where someone proceeds with their own plan despite being warned or guided otherwise.

Examples

• If you ignore the advice of your doctor, your health might get worse.

  If you ignore the advice of your doctor, your health might get worse.

• She chose to ignore the advice of her parents and bought the expensive car anyway.

  She chose to ignore the advice of her parents and bought the expensive car anyway.

• I regret that I decided to ignore the advice my mentor gave me.

  I regret that I decided to ignore the advice my mentor gave me.

• It is never a good idea to ignore the advice of experienced professionals.

  It is never a good idea to ignore the advice of experienced professionals.

• He decided to ignore the advice on the weather warning and went sailing.

  He decided to ignore the advice on the weather warning and went sailing.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ He ignored the advices of his teacher.

  ✓ He ignored the advice of his teacher.

  'Advice' is an uncountable noun in English. It never takes a plural 's'.

• ✗ She ignored to the advice I gave her.

  ✓ She ignored the advice I gave her.

  'Ignore' is a transitive verb and does not require the preposition 'to' before its object.

Related Expressions

Practice

• It was foolish of him to ___ of his financial planner.

  💡 Pay no attention to the professional recommendations.

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  ignore the advice

• If you ___ on the label, you might damage the washing machine.

  💡 Fail to follow the instructions or suggestions.

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  ignore the advice