fall on deaf ears

Idioms  

1. Be ignored or disregarded, as in Any advice we give them about remodeling seems to fall on deaf ears. This expression transfers physical inability to hear to someone who does not want to listen. [1400s] Also see turn a deaf ear.

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Example Sentences

His plea will, in all likelihood, fall on deaf ears.

From New York Times

“It’s clear his demands didn’t fall on deaf ears.”

From The Guardian

It's clear his demands didn't fall on deaf ears.

From BBC

Manchin’s urgent call to bipartisanship will likely fall on deaf ears, at least along the Potomac.

From Washington Post

Regardless, any such request is likely to fall on deaf ears as the U.S. military and intelligence community views these forces as some of the Afghans’ most effective, despite the litany of human rights abuses leveled against them.

From New York Times