You can't keep ignoring her. It just 'isn't cricket'.
a 'cricket' match
(..) l looked around. Ofcourse, being in a strange place like that, l didn't know what to expect. A cricket can't be too careful, you know. Soon as l saw there was no one about, l made my selfat home. As l stood there warming my... myself, l took a look around. Well, sir, you never saw such a place. (..)1940 Pinocchio
(..) Pretty, huh? l'll bet a lot of you folks don't believe that. About a wish coming true, do you? Well, l didn't either. Of course, l'm just a cricket singing my way from hearth to hearth... but... let me tell you what made me change my mind. One night, a long time-- One night, a long time ago, (..)1940 Pinocchio