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fall on deaf ears

fall on deaf ears verb: to be ignored.

Verb

fall on deaf ears (third-person singular simple present falls on deaf ears, present participle falling on deaf ears, simple past fell on deaf ears, past participle fallen on deaf ears)

  1. (figuratively, intransitive) To be ignored.
    • Every time I ask him to do something for me, it falls on deaf ears.
    • Then there's the sad fact that for many, this place is all they know. It's home. Soooo, conversation relating to living beyond the walls falls on deaf ears sometimes.1984 August 18, Eronel, “Women In Cages”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 6, page 6

fall on deaf ears meaning in Telugu

fall on deaf ears in Telugu

of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored
చెవిటివాని ముందు శంఖమూదినట్లు ceviṭivāni mundu śaṅkhamūdinaṭlu

Synonyms of fall on deaf ears

Forms of fall on deaf ears

third-person singular presentfalls on deaf ears
present participlefalling on deaf ears
pastfell on deaf ears
past participlefallen on deaf ears

Questions about fall on deaf ears

What does fall on deaf ears mean?
Fall on deaf ears means to be ignored.
What is fall on deaf ears in Telugu?
Fall on deaf ears in Telugu is చెవిటివాని ముందు శంఖమూదినట్లు (ceviṭivāni mundu śaṅkhamūdinaṭlu). See Fall on deaf ears meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is fall on deaf ears?
Fall on deaf ears is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall on deaf ears?
The past tense of fall on deaf ears is fell on deaf ears.

Words near fall on deaf ears in the dictionary

  1. fall off the ugly tree
  2. fall off the wagon
  3. fall offs
  4. fall on
  5. fall on a grenade
  6. fall on deaf ears
  7. fall on hard times
  8. fall on one's face
  9. fall on one's feet
  10. fall on one's sword
  11. fall on someone's neck

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