forget about it
Don't bother dwelling
Forget about it is a dismissive phrase with several related uses.
It can wave off thanks or apology: Thanks for the ride. —Forget about it.
It can abandon a topic: I tried to explain, but forget about it.
It can emphasize impossibility: Getting a reservation there? Forget about it.
The phrase is associated with Italian-American speech, often rendered phonetically as fuhgeddaboudit.
Dismissive rejection of someone
- drop itCommand to cease
- never mindRetraction of a statement
- let it goCease fixating on something
- no big dealInconsequential matter
don't worry · skip it · move on · water under the bridge · no problem · it's nothing · don't mention it · no worries
Emphatic denial
- not happeningWill never occur
- absolutely notEmphatic total rejection
- out of the questionCompletely impossible to consider
- dream onDismissive of unlikely hopes
fat chance · in your dreams · not a chance · impossible · nope · refused · denied · fuggedaboutit
With complete certainty
- absolutelyCompletely, without exception
- of courseExpression of obvious agreement
- you betEmphatic casual affirmation
- certainlyWithout any doubt
obviously · without question · guaranteed · sure thing · no doubt · totally · exactly · for sure
Beyond possibility of success
- lost causeEndeavor certain to fail
- don't botherDismissal of unnecessary effort
- waste of timeUnproductive expenditure of hours
- pointlessLacking any purpose
futile · give up · no use · beyond help · throw in the towel · accept defeat
brush off
Dismissive rejection of someone
- drop itCommand to cease
- never mindRetraction of a statement
- let it goCease fixating on something
no big deal · don't worry · skip it · move on · water under the bridge · no problem · it's nothing · don't mention it · no worries · all good
no way
Emphatic denial
- not happeningWill never occur
- absolutely notEmphatic total rejection
- out of the questionCompletely impossible to consider
dream on · fat chance · in your dreams · not a chance · impossible · nope · refused · denied · fuggedaboutit · over my dead body
definitely
With complete certainty
- absolutelyCompletely, without exception
- of courseExpression of obvious agreement
- you betEmphatic casual affirmation
certainly · obviously · without question · guaranteed · sure thing · no doubt · totally · exactly · for sure · undoubtedly
hopeless
Beyond possibility of success
- lost causeEndeavor certain to fail
- don't botherDismissal of unnecessary effort
- waste of timeUnproductive expenditure of hours
pointless · futile · give up · no use · beyond help · throw in the towel · accept defeat
forget about itkeep going
Maintain forward progress
carry on · go on · tell me more · keep at it · don't stop
forget about itdon't forget
forget about itit's possible
absolutely · go for it · why not · consider it done · you can do it
forget, about, forgets, forgot, forgotten, forgetting, forgetful, forgetfulness, unforgettable