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fallen on deaf ears

fallen on deaf ears is the past participle of fall on deaf ears.

Meaning of fall on deaf ears

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.

Questions about fallen on deaf ears

What is fallen on deaf ears the past participle of?
Fallen on deaf ears is the past participle of fall on deaf ears.

Words near fallen on deaf ears in the dictionary

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

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