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To preach to deaf ears. [To pray to deaf ears.]
/ A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
/ In at one ear and out at the other.
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馬の耳に念仏。 - 『いろは歌留多（上方）』
/ うなずいても目くばせしても盲馬にとっては同じこと。
/ 右の耳から入って左の耳から出て行く。
/ （中国～日本の諺）馬耳東風。 - 李白 (701 - 62)
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![IMAGE: Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. [Patriotism: Your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. / Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ai-generated-9017144_640-100x67.jpg)
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