Meaning
To be completely oblivious or unresponsive to advice or warnings.
Cultural Background
This is a very common household idiom used by parents to describe disobedient children. It is often used in political commentary to describe a government that ignores public outcry.
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Always add 'तक' to make the idiom sound more natural and emphatic.
Meaning
To be completely oblivious or unresponsive to advice or warnings.
Add 'तक'
Always add 'तक' to make the idiom sound more natural and emphatic.
Test Yourself
Complete the sentence.
मैंने उसे बहुत समझाया, पर उसके कान पर जूँ _____ रेंगी।
The idiom requires the negative 'नहीं' and 'तक' adds the necessary emphasis.
🎉 Score: /1
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Practice Bank
1 exercisesमैंने उसे बहुत समझाया, पर उसके कान पर जूँ _____ रेंगी।
The idiom requires the negative 'नहीं' and 'तक' adds the necessary emphasis.
🎉 Score: /1
Frequently Asked Questions
1 questionsOnly if you are very close with them, otherwise it is too informal.
Related Phrases
अनसुना करना
synonymTo ignore
पत्थर की लकीर
contrastSomething unchangeable
