fall on deaf ears

/fˈɔːl ˌɒn dˈɛf ˈiəz/

/fˈɔːl ˌɑːn dˈɛf ˈɪɹz/

[phrase]

to fall on deaf ears

[PHRASE]

(of statements, warnings, requests, etc.) to be completely ignored

Examples

1. Needless to say, by 1460 the Saxon establishment in Transylvania is furious, but their bitter complaints about Vlad's cruelty fall on deaf ears of King Matthias.