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turn a deaf ear
Refuse to listen, as in You can plead all day but he's turning a deaf ear to everyone. This expression dates from the first half of the 1400s and was in most proverb collections from 1546 on. Also see fall on deaf ears.
Example Sentences
Today we are led by a man who believes the best thing to do to ensure world peace is to deny science, deny immigrants a chance at a decent life, quit investing in international health organizations, destroy the Palestinians while paving over Gaza and turn a deaf ear to international reactions to these policies by eliminating any ability to gather intelligence.
"There's only so many times you can turn a deaf ear to being called murdering scum," smiles former fox hunt master, Byron John.
The Arab group of nations says the Security Council cannot turn a deaf ear to the pleas of the international community demanding a ceasefire.
They turn a deaf ear when the Russian leader dismisses Ukraine as a fake nation without a real identity.
“The willingness of the national media to just turn away and turn a deaf ear …. to the disclosures that when Vice President Biden left office he left with classified documents as well, it just shows you,” Mr. Pence said.
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