Example
“Repeated warnings about the leaking roof fell on deaf ears until the ceiling collapsed.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
fall by the wayside
CEFR B2be abandoned, neglected, or fail before completion
fall in line
CEFR B1to obey or accept the rules and expectations set by a group or authority
famous last words
CEFR B2a confident prediction or claim that events soon prove completely wrong
go round in circles
CEFR B2To repeat the same discussion or actions without reaching a solution or making progress.
into thin air
CEFR B2Away so completely and suddenly that no trace or explanation remains.
make light of
CEFR B2to treat a serious matter as unimportant, often by joking about it
Source methodology
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