Fall-on-deaf-ears Definition

verb

(idiomatic) Of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored.

Every time I ask him to do something for me, it falls on deaf ears.
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Fall-on-deaf-ears Sentence Examples

  • The ' sermons ' would fall on deaf ears.

  • Tym again tried to drive home the point about the time constraints to Tom and Kelly, but his worries seemed to fall on deaf ears.

  • By not being available to him, his boasting about his fabulous weekend, his parties, and all the fun he is having fall on deaf ears.

  • They are not the most sympathetic sign in the zodiac, so your emotional woes may fall on deaf ears.

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