Punched tape

Sami has a hole in his pocket.

The walls have ears.

Rabbits have long ears.

Her missionary zeal fell on deaf ears.

An economy hit by a shock does not maintain its buoyancy rather, it becomes a leaky balloon.

Then he opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction,

Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

They have ears, but they don't hear. They have noses, but they don't smell.

Bring out the blind people who have eyes, and the deaf who have ears.

They have ears, but they hear not noses have they, but they smell not

Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.

They have ears, but they can't hear neither is there any breath in their mouths.

They have ears, but they hear not neither is there any breath in their mouths.

Having eyes, don't you see? Having ears, don't you hear? Don't you remember?

Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

Are you sure you want me to tell you? Please, I'm all ears!

therefore you go, and read in the scroll, which you have written from my mouth, the words of Yahweh in the ears of the people in Yahweh's house on the fast day and also you shall read them in the ears of all Judah who come out of their cities.

Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD's house upon the fasting day and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.

Then Micaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.

Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.

There is an old saying about monetary policy being useless in recession because the effect of lowering interest rates is like pushing on a string.

Aaron said to them, Take off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me.

Nevertheless hear you now this word that I speak in your ears, and in the ears of all the people

And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.

Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people

The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,

Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.

Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, and spoke these words in the ears of the people and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

'Hear now this, foolish people, and without understanding who have eyes, and don't see who have ears, and don't hear

Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding which have eyes, and see not which have ears, and hear not

Clearly, the Internet is already having eyes and ears, you have web cams and so forth. But it's going to also have legs and hands.

Read their speeches those put out not for Western ears, but for their own.

While the impact of such advocacy might fall on deaf ears in some countries, it has proven effective in other instances.

His mother's brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech for they said, He is our brother.

And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech for they said, He is our brother.

But the 700 billion to be used may flow into a leaky bucket, and so may the billions provided by governments throughout the world.

So the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll and he took it out of the room of Elishama the scribe. Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes who stood beside the king.

So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll and he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.

On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people and therein was found written, that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God forever,

Son of man, you dwell in the midst of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and don't see, who have ears to hear, and don't hear for they are a rebellious house.

On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever

Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not they have ears to hear, and hear not for they are a rebellious house.

If politicians behavior is determined by the vested interests to which they are beholden, economists advocacy of policy reforms is bound to fall on deaf ears.