- in one ear and out the other
- heard but not remembered.
I'd remind him about something and he'd let it go in one ear and out the other.
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in one ear and out the other
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in one ear and out the other — phrasal through one s mind without making an impression < everything you say to him goes in one ear and out the other > … New Collegiate Dictionary
in one ear and out the other — See: GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER … Dictionary of American idioms
in one ear and out the other — See: GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER … Dictionary of American idioms
go in one ear and out the other — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be not really listened to or understood; be paid no attention. * /The teacher s directions to the boy went in one ear and out the other./ * /Mother scolded Martha, but it went in one ear and out the other./ … Dictionary of American idioms
go in one ear and out the other — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be not really listened to or understood; be paid no attention. * /The teacher s directions to the boy went in one ear and out the other./ * /Mother scolded Martha, but it went in one ear and out the other./ … Dictionary of American idioms
go in one ear and out the other — verb Said of something that is heard but not attended to; (someone) failed to pay attention He told me who he saw, but it went in one ear and out the other … Wiktionary
ear — W2S2 [ıə US ır] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of your body)¦ 2¦(hearing)¦ 3¦(grain)¦ 4 smile/grin etc from ear to ear 5 6 a sympathetic ear 7 close/shut your ears to something … Dictionary of contemporary English
ear — [ ır ] noun *** 1. ) count one of the two parts at the sides of your head that you hear with: He whispered something in her ear. 2. ) singular the ability to hear and judge sounds: She has a very good ear for music. 3. ) count the part at the top … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ear — ear1 earless, adj. earlike, adj. /ear/, n. 1. the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane … Universalium
ear — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ inner, middle ▪ external, outer ▪ big … Collocations dictionary
ear — See: ABOUT ONE S EARS or AROUND ONE S EARS, BELIEVE ONE S EARS, DRY BEHIND THE EARS, FLEA IN ONE S EAR, GIVE AN EAR TO or LEND AN EAR TO, GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER, JUG EARED, LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS, MUSIC TO ONE S EARS, PIN ONE S… … Dictionary of American idioms
