láta eins og vind um eyru þjóta

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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.

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