turn a deaf ear

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === turn a deaf ear (third-person singular simple present turns a deaf ear, present participle turning a deaf ear, simple past and past participle turned a deaf ear) (figuratively) To refuse to listen to. [with to ‘someone/something’] They turned a deaf ear to her entreaties. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== fall on deaf ears preach to deaf ears turn a blind eye === Further reading === “turn a deaf ear to something” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “turn a deaf ear”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “turn a deaf ear”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.