leave aside
Upper Intermediate (B2)neutral
To decide not to talk about or think about something right now, so you can focus on other things.
"Leaving aside the cost for a moment, do you think the plan would actually work?"
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Leave aside the old woman!

The Cast Of The Sheep Detectives On The Graham Norton Show 🐑
The Graham Norton Show · 17:17
you want to leave aside those tired old franchises.

Full Marco Rubio press conference: Trump official talks Pope Leo meeting in White House briefing
USA TODAY · 16:00
He doesn't understand why anybody, leave aside the Pope,

Live: Rubio holds White House press briefing before Pope Leo meeting amid Iran war Hormuz blockade
USA TODAY · 36:09
He doesn't understand why anybody, leave aside the Pope,

Tony Blair on Leadership in the 21st Century
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change · 26:41
this but in my view this leave aside all the geopolitics