Fall on deaf ears:指问题或请求等没有被听到,未被注意
Our request for money fell on deaf ears.
没人搭理我们要钱的请求.
Her advice fell on deaf ears.
她的忠告没有受到重视.

Have(got) a familiar ring (about/to it):sound familiar 听上去耳熟
His comlaints have a familiar ring. Others have said exactly the same thing about our designs.
他的抱怨听上去似曾相识,其他人对我们的设计说过一模一样的话.
The story had a familiar ring to it(= as if I had heard it before).
这个故事听起来耳熟.