something falls on deaf ears

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.


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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

  • 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 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 — [ 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

  • 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

  • ear — [[t]ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ ears 1) N COUNT Your ears are the two parts of your body, one on each side of your head, with which you hear sounds. He whispered something in her ear... I m having my ears pierced. 2) N SING: with supp, usu N for n If you… …   English dictionary

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  • dead reckoning — noun (U) the practice of calculating the position of a ship or aircraft without using the sun, moon, or stars deaf /def/ adjective 1 physically unable to hear anything or unable to hear well: He s quite deaf and needs a hearing aid. | stone… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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