Bǐsài yālì dà, dàn tā nǔlì bǎ chéngjì zhìzhīnǎohòu.
The pressure of the match was high, but she tried to put the score out of her mind.
Tips
memory
Read it literally: 置 (place) + 之 (it) + 脑 (brain) + 后 (behind) = 'park it behind your brain'. The image is filing something away in the back of your skull where you cannot see it. Always used with 把 + object: 把 X 置之脑后.
usage
Common partners: 把警告/规定/危险/批评/烦恼置之脑后. Often implies the speaker disapproves — there is usually a hint that the thing being ignored deserved attention. Compare neutral 忘记 (forget by accident) and 不予理会 (formally pay no heed).
