Idiom |
Meaning |
Example Sentence |
Close one’s ears to |
Deliberately not listen or consider |
They closed their ears to the warnings about the risks. |
Fall on deaf ears |
Be disregarded or not acknowledged |
His advice fell on deaf ears among the team members. |
Give someone the cold shoulder |
Treat someone with indifference |
After their argument, she gave him the cold shoulder. |
Turn a blind eye |
Purposely ignore or overlook |
The supervisor turned a blind eye to the rule violation. |
Turn a deaf ear |
Ignore or refuse to listen |
She turned a deaf ear to his excuses for being late. |