Icelandic

Alternative forms

• láta sem vind um eyru þjóta

Verb

láta eins og vind um eyru þjóta

1. (simile, with accusative) to take no notice, to be deaf to something, to treat something as a matter of complete indifference to oneself, to ignore something

   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.

Synonyms

• (to turn a deaf ear): láta sem vind um eyru þjóta, daufheyrast við, skella skolleyrum við