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falls on deaf ears

falls on deaf ears is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 falls on deaf ears

What is falls on deaf ears the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Falls on deaf ears is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fall on deaf ears.

Words near falls on deaf ears in the dictionary

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

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