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fall on deaf ears



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Idioms and Phrases

Be ignored or disregarded, as in Any advice we give them about remodeling seems to fall on deaf ears . This expression transfers physical inability to hear to someone who does not want to listen. [1400s] Also see turn a deaf ear .
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Fans in India, though, have often seen that plea fall on deaf ears.

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He's right about this, but his words will fall on deaf ears.

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Of course, his boasts are always lies so they tend to fall on deaf ears, but it reveals how he sees himself as president.

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This is one last plea, and she knows it will fall on deaf ears.

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When some coaches make such exacting requests or tell eccentric stories like the ones Harbaugh spins, the messages can fall on deaf ears, Leaf said.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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