turn a deaf ear

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turn a deaf ear (to someone or something)

to ignore what someone says; to ignore a cry for help. How can you just turn a deaf ear to their cries for food and shelter? Jack turned a deaf ear to our pleading.

See also: deaf, ear, turn

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He tried to turn a deaf ear to these discussions of the best patterns of long clothes for the coming baby; tried to turn away and avoid seeing the mysterious, endless strips of knitting, the triangles of linen, and so on, to which Dolly attached special importance. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context said the earnest girl, folding her hands as the tears coursed down her face, 'do not turn a deaf ear to the entreaties of one of your own sex; the first--the first, I do believe, who ever appealed to you in the voice of pity and compassion. Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context			tug tug at tug at heartstrings tug away tumble tumble along tumble down tumble from tumble into tumble into bed tumble out of tumble over tune tune in tune out tune up tuned in tunnel tunnel through tunnel under tunnel vision turf turkey turn turn a blind eye turn a deaf ear turn a deaf ear to turn a hair turn a place upside down turn a profit turn a trick turn against turn around turn aside turn away turn back turn back on turn back the clock turn belly up turn down turn hand to turn head turn heads turn in turn in grave turn in on oneself turn inside out turn into turn king's evidence turn loose turn nose up			turn turn turn turn turn turn Turn & Reposition Turn (knot) Turn (knot) turn (one's) back on turn (one's) back on turn (one's) back on turn (one's) back on turn (one's) hand turn (one's) hand turn (one's) hand turn (one's) hand turn (one's) head turn (one's) head turn (one's) head turn (one's) head turn a blind eye turn a blind eye turn a blind eye turn a blind eye turn a blind eye turn a corner turn a corner turn a corner turn a corner turn a deaf ear turn a deaf ear to turn a deaf ear to turn a hair turn a hair turn a hair turn a hair turn a hair turn a loss turn a nice dime turn a nice dollar turn a nice penny turn a place upside down turn a profit turn a profit turn a trick turn a trick turn about turn against turn against turn against turn against turn against turn against someone or something turn an honest penny turn an honest penny Turn and bank Turn and bank indicator Turn and Burn Tactics turn and slip indicator Turn and turn about

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