to turn a deaf ear
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duymazdan gelmek
to pretend as if one cannot hear someone complaining or asking one something
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Idiom
Informal
Örnekler
Despite their pleas for help, the authorities turned a deaf ear to the villagers' concerns about the dam.
She tried to talk to him about their relationship problems, but he just turned a deaf ear.
