Meaning of go in one ear and out the other | Babel Free
Definitions
To be heard but not attended to, when a person fails to pay attention.
idiomatic
Equivalents
Bahasa Indonesia
masuk dari kuping kiri, keluar lewat kuping kanan
Nederlands
het ene oor in, het andere uit gaan
Tiếng Việt
nói đâu quên đấy
Examples
“He told me whom he saw, but it went in one ear and out the other.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.