fall on deaf ears
idiom
: to fail to be heard : to be ignored
Her pleas for mercy fell on deaf ears.
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But her pleas mostly fall on deaf ears, including those of Naomi, who dismisses and patronizes her.
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 May 2025
The anger did not fall on deaf ears, and VA officials have since identified more than 300,000 department health care posts deemed essential and therefore exempt from the freeze, according to new guidance issued Thursday.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 26 Jan. 2025
Egg prices therefore remain a key touchstone for consumers gauging the impact of persistent inflation as well as the administration's ability to address it, meaning Trump's triumphant statements could fall on deaf ears if reported declines fail to translate into lower prices on store shelves.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Critics hell-bent on passing off Ike's concerns as endangering our national defense would have seen their remarks fall on deaf ears.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 May 2025
The anger did not fall on deaf ears, and VA officials have since identified more than 300,000 department health care posts deemed essential and therefore exempt from the freeze, according to new guidance issued Thursday.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 26 Jan. 2025
Egg prices therefore remain a key touchstone for consumers gauging the impact of persistent inflation as well as the administration's ability to address it, meaning Trump's triumphant statements could fall on deaf ears if reported declines fail to translate into lower prices on store shelves.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Critics hell-bent on passing off Ike's concerns as endangering our national defense would have seen their remarks fall on deaf ears.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Fall on deaf ears.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20on%20deaf%20ears. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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