Spitting image Windfall profit Loose-lipped Quitter Prayers to a horse Wolf in sheep's clothing Mere pittance Look forward to Give backchanneling Wash one's hands of Kill two birds with one stone Sick of hearing Count chickens before they hatch Get angry Apple of one's eye Well-connected Work one's fingers to the bone Still waters run deep Perseverance prevails Ups and downs of life
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馬の耳に念仏
Literally 'chanting Buddhist prayers in a horse's ear.' It means that giving advice to someone who won't listen is a complete waste of time.
Examples in context
彼に注意しても馬の耳に念仏だ。
Warning him is like talking to a brick wall.
いくら説明しても馬の耳に念仏だった。
No matter how much I explained, it fell on deaf ears.
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