Idiom
preach to deaf ears
Meaning
To attempt to persuade a party that does not wish to listen or cannot be altered in its conviction.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My advice to him was preaching to deaf ears.”
“I tried to explain the dangers of his new plan, but I was clearly preaching to deaf ears.”
“Despite her eloquent arguments for reform, the politician realized she was preaching to deaf ears among the stubborn committee members who refused to change their minds.”
Examples
simple
“My advice to him was preaching to deaf ears.”
contextual
“I tried to explain the dangers of his new plan, but I was clearly preaching to deaf ears.”
complex
“Despite her eloquent arguments for reform, the politician realized she was preaching to deaf ears among the stubborn committee members who refused to change their minds.”
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