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(v.) = act + dumb, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to

Ex. In fact, his success was directly attributable to how smart he was by acting dumb.

Ex. Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be.

Ex. The women will either look uncomfortable and make a hasty exit or will stand there with blank looks on their faces pretending not to have heard.

Ex. She deliberately refused to rise to her feet when he entered a room as was customary, often pretending not to have seen him.

Ex. This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor.

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(v.) = act + dumb, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have heard, pretend + not to have seen, turn + a deaf ear to

Ex: In fact, his success was directly attributable to how smart he was by acting dumb.

Ex: Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be.

Ex: The women will either look uncomfortable and make a hasty exit or will stand there with blank looks on their faces pretending not to have heard.

Ex: She deliberately refused to rise to her feet when he entered a room as was customary, often pretending not to have seen him.

Ex: This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor.