〜をよそに: Japanese grammar explained

~wo yoso ni — Ignoring others ("in disregard of, despite").

Structure

Noun + をよそに

親の心配をよそに、彼は一人で旅に出た。
おやのしんぱいをよそに、かれはひとりでたびにでた。
Ignoring his parents' worries, he set off traveling alone.

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