fall on deaf ears

The Delegation hoped that this appeal would not fall on deaf ears .

I started to say something about a man's job or woman's work, but I knew immediately that my protests would fall on deaf ears.

And he directed traders to offer at least Rs124 per kg for tobacco, though his plea is likely to fall on deaf ears.

The call for a remittances boycott appeared to fall on deaf ears.

Absent sustained and vociferous public outcry, President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan budget deal may fall on deaf ears.

My advice always seems to fall on deaf ears.

Demands for preferential treatment for the inhabitants of Trincomalee, whether Tamil, Sinhala or Muslim, may fall on deaf ears.

When they are worried about addressing their most acute pain, messages about wonderful opportunities they might exploit fall on deaf ears.

Our protestations about travelling with hand baggage only and the severe weight restrictions of some airlines fall on deaf ears.

Their letters to Santa will, in many cases, fall on deaf ears and their stockings will be empty.

Their best chance is to persuade regulators that a repeat is unlikely, but such pleading may fall on deaf ears.

However, western countries could find their pleas fall on deaf ears.

However, their covert suggestions can at times fall on deaf ears.

Unfortunately there is every reason to believe that warning will fall on deaf ears.

You threaten this, but you've threatened so many times your threats fall on deaf ears.

Their appeals fall on deaf ears and the offensive items are given away.

But his warnings seemed to fall on deaf ears.

Such statements appear to fall on deaf ears in the US.

The day's lesson does fall on deaf ears.

Every word that you say will fall on deaf ears