a dialogue of the deaf

A situation in which people share their views without actually listening or acknowledging each other. As long as those two are still in a dialogue of the deaf, we'll never reach an agreement.

dialogue of the deaf

a discussion in which each party is unresponsive to what the others say.

The French equivalent dialogue des sourds is also sometimes used in English.

See also: deaf, dialogue, of

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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dialogue
dialogue of the deaf
God works in mysterious ways
mysterious
give me strength
give me strength!
MFWTK
to (one's) credit
skip through
skip through (something)

References in periodicals archive

An 'earth summit' between the two global bodies was premature, Ramonet said, and an earlier televised debate had been 'a dialogue of the deaf'.

Globalization ... as if people really mattered: can big business and activists agree on fighting poverty?

词组	a dialogue of the deaf
释义	a dialogue of the deaf a dialogue of the deaf A situation in which people share their views without actually listening or acknowledging each other. As long as those two are still in a dialogue of the deaf, we'll never reach an agreement. See also: deaf, dialogue, of Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. dialogue of the deaf a discussion in which each party is unresponsive to what the others say. The French equivalent dialogue des sourds is also sometimes used in English. See also: deaf, dialogue, of Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: dialogue dialogue of the deaf God works in mysterious ways mysterious give me strength give me strength! MFWTK to (one's) credit skip through skip through (something) References in periodicals archive An 'earth summit' between the two global bodies was premature, Ramonet said, and an earlier televised debate had been 'a dialogue of the deaf'. Globalization ... as if people really mattered: can big business and activists agree on fighting poverty?
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