forg Idioma

forget it

do not continue, stop it, I do not want it, drop it I'm not interested in joining the club. Forget it.

forget your manners

forget to be polite, forget to say please etc. "When I reached in front of Mac, he said, ""Forget your manners?"""

gone but not forgotten

Idiom(s): gone but not forgotten

Theme: FORGETFULNESS

gone or dead and still remembered. (Fixed order.)
• The good days we used to have together are gone, but not forgotten.
• Uncle Harry is gone but not forgotten. The stain where he spilled the wine is still visible in the parlor carpet.

forgive and forget

Idiom(s): forgive and forget

Theme: FORGIVENESS

to forgive someone (for something) and forget that it ever happened. (Fixed order.)
• I'm sorry, John. Let's forgive and forget. What do you say?
• It was nothing. We'll just have to forgive and forget.

forget oneself

Idiom(s): forget oneself

Theme: BEHAVIOR - IMPROPER

to forget one's manners or training. (Said in formal situations in reference to belching, bad table manners, and, in the case of very young children, pants-wetting.)
• Sorry, Mother, I forgot myself.
• John, we are going out to dinner tonight. Please don't forget yourself.

To err is human, to forgive divine

It is human nature to make mistakes, therefore one should forgive.

Forgive and forget.

We must not hold against someone a thing of the past.

forget oneself|forget

v. phr. To do something one should have remembered not to do; do something below one's usual conduct although one knows better; let one's self-control slip. He forgot himself only once at dinner when he belched. He knew he should hold his temper, but because of the trouble he forgot himself and began to shout.

forgive and forget|forget|forgive

v. To have no bad feelings about what happened in the past. After the argument the boys decided to forgive and forget.
Synonym: LET BYGONES BE BYGONES, LIVE AND LET LIVE.

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In addition to the idiom beginning with forget, also see forgive and forget.