preach to deaf ears (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To attempt to persuade a party that does not wish to listen or cannot be altered in its conviction.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: preaches to deaf ears
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: preaching to deaf ears
tags: participle
present
form: preached to deaf ears
tags: participle
past
form: preached to deaf ears
tags: past