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preach to deaf earsTo attempt to persuade a party that does not wish to listen or cannot be altered in its conviction.Rate it:

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fall on deaf earsOf a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored.Rate it:

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practice what you preachTo practice what you preach means to do as you say. To live by example.Rate it:

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preach to the choirSpeaking as if to convince a person or group of something which that person or group already believes.Rate it:

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deaf as a doorpostStone deaf.Rate it:

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turn a deaf earto refuse to listen or hear somethingRate it:

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are you deafUsed other than as an idiom: see are, you, deaf.Rate it:

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are you deafA rhetorical question asked to confront a nondeaf interlocutor who has been rudely neglecting to hear something.Rate it:

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deaf as a poststone deaf (unable to hear at all)Rate it:

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I'm deafIndicates that one is deaf.Rate it:

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stone deafUtterly deaf.Rate it:

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walls have earsThere is a risk of being heard, so pay attention to what you say.Rate it:

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eyes closed all earsto listen to high fidelity music in the fullest senseRate it:

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be all earsTo listen carefully or eagerly; to anticipate.Rate it:

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are your ears burningSaid of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.Rate it:

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Spock earsPointy ears, resembling those of Spock, a Star Trek character.Rate it:

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ears are burningBeing the topic of discussion in another place; or sensing that this is happening.Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).Rate it:

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All EarsTo show keen interest in listening someone, be attentive to someoneRate it:

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all earsListening intently; fully focused.Rate it:

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all earsAwaiting an explanation.Rate it:

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all eyes and earsTo be attentive.Rate it:

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believe one's earsTo believe that something which one hears is truly the case.Rate it:

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box someone's earsTo slap someone on the side of the head, usually as an informal punishment.Rate it:

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box your earsA Threat of Violence To { child or youth ] because of a minor infraction.Rate it:

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coming out of one's earshaving too much or too many of something; being overloaded or overwhelmedRate it:

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donkey's earsA long time.Rate it:

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dry behind the earsSeasoned or experienced; mature, especially with respect to judgment.Rate it:

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elephant earsUsed other than as an idiom: see elephant, ear.Rate it:

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elephant earstaroRate it:

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have one's ears loweredTo get a haircut.Rate it:

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i am all earsI am listeningRate it:

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jug earsEars whose plane is markedly not parallel to the plane of the head.Rate it:

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Little Pitchers Have Big EarsSometimes little children who listen to old people’s conversation hear and perceive things a lot than people expect them toRate it:

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little pitchers have long earsAlternative form of little pitchers have big ears.Rate it:

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make someone's ears sadTo displease the ears of someone; to cause someone to hear music or sounds that are not to their liking.Rate it:

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music to someone's earsSome good news; a spoken expression or a sound which is pleasing; a welcome remark or information.Rate it:

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prick up one's earsTo listen attentively.Rate it:

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set by the earsTo make (a person or persons) argue; to set quarrelling.Rate it:

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up to one's earsup to hereRate it:

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Wet Behind the EarsYoung, not experienced, immatureRate it:

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wet behind the earsInexperienced; not seasoned; new; just beginning.Rate it:

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cognitive dissonanceThe state of behaving in a way that runs contrary to one's core values, worldview, ideals, and/or moral compass. One who does not practice as they preach could be said to have cognitive dissonanceRate it:

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hard of hearingHaving difficulty hearing; somewhat deaf.Rate it:

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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go downAn otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.Rate it:

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dein Wort in Gottes Ohrfrom your lips to God's ears; I wish; expresses that the speaker wants a preceding statement to be true, but considers it unlikely or at least doubtfulRate it:

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ad aures alicuius (not alicui) pervenire, accidereto come to some one's ears.Rate it:

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aures alicuius obtundere or simply obtundere (aliquem)to din a thing into a person's ears.Rate it:

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aures claudere, patefacere (e.g. veritati, assentatoribus)to turn a deaf ear to, to open one's ears to...Rate it:

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aures erigereto prick up one's ears.Rate it:

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