láta eins og vind um eyru þjóta

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Verb

láta eins og vind um eyru þjóta

  1. (simile) to take no notice, to be deaf to, to treat as a matter of complete indifference to oneself, to ignore [with accusative ‘something’]
    Synonyms: láta sem vind um eyru þjóta, daufheyrast við, skella skolleyrum við
    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.
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