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• falls on deaf ears — (something) falls on deaf ears a statement, opinion, or suggestion is ignored. Jennifer suggested that Harold should get a job, but of course her advice fell on deaf ears …   New idioms dictionary

• something falls on deaf ears — (something) falls on deaf ears a statement, opinion, or suggestion is ignored. Jennifer suggested that Harold should get a job, but of course her advice fell on deaf ears …   New idioms dictionary

• fall on deaf ears — (of a remark, request, etc) to be ignored • • • Main Entry: ↑ear * * * fall on deaf ears phrase if something such as a warning, a request, or an attempt to change someone’s attitude falls on deaf ears, it is completely ignored by the person who… …   Useful english dictionary

• fall on deaf ears — if a request or advice falls on deaf ears, people ignore it. Appeals to release the hostages fell on deaf ears. Warnings that sunbathing can lead to skin cancer have largely fallen on deaf ears in Britain …   New idioms dictionary

• fall on deaf ears —    If something you say falls on deaf ears, it is either ignored or attracts no attention.     Her warning about the need to repair the roof fell on deaf ears …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• fall on deaf ears — verb Of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored. Every time I ask him to do something for me, it falls on deaf ears. Syn: go in one ear and out the other …   Wiktionary

• fall on deaf ears — if something such as a warning, a request, or an attempt to change someone s attitude falls on deaf ears, it is completely ignored by the person who hears it …   English dictionary

• deaf — W3 [def] adj [: Old English;] 1.) physically unable to hear anything or unable to hear well →↑hearing impaired ▪ communication between deaf and hearing people ▪ I think Mum s going a bit deaf . ▪ She s deaf and dumb (=unable to hear or speak) and …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• deaf — [ def ] adjective ** not able to hear anything, or not able to hear very well. Many deaf people wear a hearing aid to help them hear. Deaf people often use their hands to communicate in sign language, and many can lip read what other people are… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• turn a deaf ear to — pretend not to hear, refuse to hear The company turned a deaf ear to our demands for more money and holidays. Digest 20/2002 to ignore someone The child had been whining and crying all day. Eventually his mother turned a deaf ear and ignored him …   Idioms and examples

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