láta eins og vind um eyru þjóta
Icelandic
Alternative forms
Verb
láta eins og vind um eyru þjóta
- (simile, with accusative) to take no notice, to be deaf to something, to treat something as a matter of complete indifference to oneself, to ignore something
- Þau voru öllu þreytt á ræðunum hans, og létu þær eins og vind um eyru þjóta.
- They were all tired of his speeches, so they ignored them.
Synonyms
- (to turn a deaf ear): láta sem vind um eyru þjóta, daufheyrast við, skella skolleyrum við
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