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"To attempt to persuade a party that does not wish to listen or cannot be altered in its conviction."
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"(idiomatic) To attempt to persuade a party that does not wish to listen or cannot be altered in its conviction."
],
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"word": "like talking to a wall"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "puhua seinille"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "parler à un mur"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "parler à un sourd"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "tale for døve ører"
},
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
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"word": "rzucać grochem o ścianę"
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"word": "rzucić grochem o ścianę"
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],
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "puhua seinille"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "parler à un mur"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "parler à un sourd"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "tale for døve ører"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "Translations",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "rzucać grochem o ścianę"
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"word": "rzucić grochem o ścianę"
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"word": "preach to deaf ears"
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