turn a deaf ear
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“When I started the environmental education program I thought they were going to turn a deaf ear to us … and at first that happened,” Domínguez said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2022
"I'm not blind to it. It's not like I turn a deaf ear to all of this," Tagovailoa explained.
From Fox News • Dec. 6, 2021
But the same media turn a deaf ear to the many articulate voices for justice and accountability that have been rising from all across this fracked nation, in their respective communities.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2018
They could plead that the change is just a technicality, but their lenders may turn a deaf ear.
From Economist • Nov. 14, 2013
I could not turn a deaf ear to the cries of the slaves, nor throw off the obligations which my Creator had fastened upon me.
From Thoughts on African Colonization by Garrison, William Lloyd
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