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go in one ear and out the other en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To be heard but not attended to, when a person fails to pay attention.
   • He told me whom he saw, but it went in one ear and out the other.

Forms

Relateds

preach to deaf ears · fall on deaf ears

Translations (30)

id masuk dari kuping kiri, keluar lewat kuping kanan (to be heard but not attended to) · cmn 左耳進，右耳出 /左耳进 (to be heard but not attended to) · az bir qulağından alır, o biri qulağından verir (to be heard but not attended to) · tr bir kulağından girip öbür kulağından çıkmak (to be heard but not attended to) · te ఒక చెవితో విని మరో చెవితో వదిలెయ్యడం (to be heard but not attended to) · id masuk kuping kiri, keluar kuping kanan (to be heard but not attended to) · ko 한쪽 귀로 듣고 한쪽 귀로 흘려버리다 (to be heard but not attended to) · id masuk telinga kanan, keluar telinga kiri (to be heard but not attended to) · uk в одне вухо влітає, в інше вилітає (to be heard but not attended to) · es entrar por un oído y salir por el otro (to be heard but not attended to) · vi nói đâu quên đấy (to be heard but not attended to) · nl het ene oor in, het andere uit gaan (to be heard but not attended to) · fr entrer par une oreille et sortir par l'autre (to be heard but not attended to) · cmn 右耳朵出 (to be heard but not attended to) · pt entrar por um ouvido e sair por outro (to be heard but not attended to) · fi mennä yhdestä korvasta sisään ja toisesta ulos (to be heard but not attended to) · pt entrar por um ouvido e sair pelo outro (to be heard but not attended to) · nan-hbl 一耳空入，一耳空出 (to be heard but not attended to) · gl entrar por unha orella e saír pola outra (to be heard but not attended to) · yue 左耳入，右耳出 (to be heard but not attended to) · is innum eitt eyrað og útum hitt (to be heard but not attended to) · pl jednym uchem wchodzi, a drugim wychodzi (to be heard but not attended to) · cmn 當耳邊風 /当耳边风 (to be heard but not attended to) · hu egyik fülén be, a másikon ki (to be heard but not attended to) · ms masuk telinga kanan, keluar telinga kiri (to be heard but not attended to) · cmn 右耳出 (to be heard but not attended to) · th เข้าหูซ้ายทะลุหูขวา (to be heard but not attended to) · cmn 左耳朵進，右耳朵出 /左耳朵进 (to be heard but not attended to) · de zum einen Ohr hinein- und zum anderen wieder hinausgehen (to be heard but not attended to) · he נִכְנַס בְּאֹזֶן אַחַת וְיָצָא דֶּרֶךְ הָאׂזְן הַשְּׁנִיָּה (to be heard but not attended to)