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Fall on deaf ears
verb
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Definitions
1.
verb
Of a request, complaint, statement, etc, to be ignored.
"Every time I ask him to do something for me, it falls on deaf ears."
Synonyms
go in one ear and out the other
turn a deaf ear
preach to deaf ears
unheed
close one's ears
ignore
unhear
disregard
fall by the wayside
deaf
shut one's eyes
leave for dead
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