preach to deaf ears

verb

Definitions

  1. To attempt to persuade a party that does not wish to listen or cannot be altered in its…

    To attempt to persuade a party that does not wish to listen or cannot be altered in its conviction.

    • Roosevelt was tired of preaching to deaf ears. He was ready to try something else.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for preach to deaf ears. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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