"But I very much fear my words fall on deaf ears."

I think this play upon words fell on deaf ears.

So far, though, the campaign seems to be falling on deaf ears.

Their voices will almost certainly fall on deaf ears, but Washington is a place they should be heard.

But I suspect this is going to fall on deaf ears.

Unfortunately, in an election year calls to leave well enough alone often fall on deaf ears.

The truth would take an hour and fall on unbelieving ears.

And even if there were, their cries would fall on deaf ears.

For much of the 1980's, his concern about credit reports fell on deaf ears.

If his pockets are full of money, the message isn't going to fall on fertile ears.