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.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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 — if information goes in one ear and out the other, the person who is told it forgets it immediately because they do not listen carefully enough. You know what it s like when you re told a whole list of names they just go in one ear and out the… … New idioms dictionary
go in one ear and out the other — go in ˈone ear and out the ˈother idiom (informal) (of information, etc.) to be forgotten quickly • Everything I tell them just goes in one ear and out the other. Main entry: ↑earidiom … Useful english dictionary
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
in one ear and out the other — phrasal or in at one ear and out at the other : through the mind without making an impression everything you say to him goes in one ear and out the other * * * heard but disregarded or quickly forgotten whatever he tells me seems to go in one ear … Useful english dictionary
in one ear and out the other — If something goes in one ear and out the other, you forget it as soon as you ve heard it because it was too complicated, boring etc. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To say that information goes in one ear and comes out the othermeans… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
in one ear and out the other — If something goes in one ear and out the other, you forget it as soon as you ve heard it because it was too complicated, boring etc … The small dictionary of idiomes
something goes in one ear and out the other — informal phrase used for saying that someone does not remember what you say or pay attention to it Thesaurus: forgetful and forgetfulnesssynonym Main entry: ear … Useful english dictionary
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
