refuse to listen
71deaf */*/ — UK [def] / US adjective Word forms deaf : adjective deaf comparative deafer superlative deafest not able to hear anything, or not able to hear very well. Many deaf people wear a hearing aid to help them hear. Deaf people often use their hands to… …
72not want to know — informal to refuse to listen to someone or get involved in something We asked several of them to help, but they didn t want to know …
73shut your ears to something — to refuse to listen to something, usually something bad She shut her ears to all their complaints …
74know*/*/*/ — [nəʊ] (past tense knew [njuː] ; past participle known [nəʊn] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to have information about something, or to understand something How do you know my name?[/ex] ‘Have they arrived yet? ‘ I don t know. [/ex] If you don t know the… …
75banana oil — n. nonsense. □ That is the silliest banana oil I have ever heard! □ I refuse to listen to any more of your childish banana oil …
76turn a deaf ear — ► turn a deaf ear refuse to listen or respond. Main Entry: ↑deaf …
77stop — v. & n. v. (stopped, stopping) 1 tr. a put an end to (motion etc.); completely check the progress or motion or operation of. b effectively hinder or prevent (stopped them playing so loudly). c discontinue (an action or sequence of actions)… …
78thrust something aside — ˌthrust sthaˈside derived to refuse to listen to sb s complaints, comments, etc • All our objections were thrust aside. Main entry: ↑thrustderived …
79turn a deaf ear (to somebody) — turn a deaf ˈear (to sb/sth) idiom to ignore or refuse to listen to sb/sth • He turned a deaf ear to the rumours. Main entry: ↑deafidiom …
80turn a deaf ear (to something) — turn a deaf ˈear (to sb/sth) idiom to ignore or refuse to listen to sb/sth • He turned a deaf ear to the rumours. Main entry: ↑deafidiom …