preach to deaf ears

English

Verb

preach to deaf ears (third-person singular simple present preaches to deaf ears, present participle preaching to deaf ears, simple past and past participle preached to deaf ears)

(idiomatic) To attempt to persuade a party that does not wish to listen or cannot be altered in its conviction.
- 2002, Edward M. Bennet, Separated by a Common Language: Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Anglo-American Relations, 1933-1939, Writers Club Press, →ISBN, page 126:
  Roosevelt was tired of preaching to deaf ears. He was ready to try something else.

Synonyms

talk to a wall

单词	preach to deaf ears
释义	preach to deaf ears English Verb preach to deaf ears (third-person singular simple present preaches to deaf ears, present participle preaching to deaf ears, simple past and past participle preached to deaf ears) (idiomatic) To attempt to persuade a party that does not wish to listen or cannot be altered in its conviction. 2002, Edward M. Bennet, Separated by a Common Language: Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Anglo-American Relations, 1933-1939, Writers Club Press, →ISBN, page 126: Roosevelt was tired of preaching to deaf ears. He was ready to try something else. Synonyms talk to a wall
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