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    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Turned a deaf ear to
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    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
    Turned a deaf ear to

    A.

    Disregarded

    B.

    At intervals

    C.

    By any means

    D.

    Rebuked

    Correct option is A

    Option (a) is the correct meaning of the given idiom.
    Turned a deaf ear to: To ignore or refuse to listen to something (Hindi: अनसुना करना).
    Example:
    Despite repeated warnings, he turned a deaf ear to the teacher's advice.
    Other related idioms and meanings:
    · "In one ear and out the other": Ignoring information or forgetting it quickly.
    · "Fall on deaf ears": When advice or suggestions are ignored.

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