| Idiom | to fall on deaf ears |
|---|---|
| Definition | to be unheard; to be rejected |
| Examples | - I asked for an extra day's holiday, but my request fell on deaf ears. - Our all pleas for help have so far fallen on deaf ears. - But the warnings fell on deaf ears and by July 2005 dramatic pictures of the unfolding emergency began to play out in the world's media. - Iraq's Sunnis are not rallying behind the call for Jihad and that once genuine sovereignty and democracy comes to Iraq the call will fall on deaf ears. |
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