turn a deaf ear to

turn a deaf ear to something

to ignore what someone is saying The Supreme Court said there was a need for action, but Congress has turned a deaf ear to the Court. Mei-ling's father turned a deaf ear to any criticism of how he had taught his daughter.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Abhishek	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil
Kyler	KIE-lər	English (Modern)
Gerfrid	-	Ancient Germanic
Aruna	-	Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi
Carolyn	['kærəlin]
Swati	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi