preach to deaf ears
English
Verb
preach to deaf ears (third-person singular simple present preaches to deaf ears, present participle preaching to deaf ears, simple past and past participle preached to deaf ears)
- (idiomatic) To attempt to persuade a party that does not wish to listen or cannot be altered in its conviction.
- 2002, Edward M. Bennet, Separated by a Common Language: Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Anglo-American Relations, 1933-1939, Writers Club Press, →ISBN, page 126:
- Roosevelt was tired of preaching to deaf ears. He was ready to try something else.
- 2002, Edward M. Bennet, Separated by a Common Language: Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Anglo-American Relations, 1933-1939, Writers Club Press, →ISBN, page 126:
Synonyms
- talk to a wall
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