Idiom: in one ear and out the other
Definition
Idiom: in one ear and out the other
- when a person hears something and doesn't remember it
Example sentences
— I have to repeat everything to my kids several times; everything I say goes in one ear and out the other.
— I have to really concentrate when my professor lectures. It's so boring that everything he says goes in one ear and out the other.
— When I meet people for the first time I'm so nervous that their names go in one ear and out the other.
— The presentation was so confusing it went in one ear and out the other.
— I'm sorry but could you repeat that? Whatever you said just went in one ear and out the other.
— Excuse me, did you hear the announcement? I wasn't listening carefully and whatever the pilot said went in one ear and out the other.
— You look very confused. Did you understand what I said or did it go in one ear and out the other?
— I wish I had written down what my mother needs from the store. Most of what she said has gone in one ear and out the other.
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