go in one ear and out the other
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Shreya says she "refuses to process" the comparisons, saying they go "in one ear and out the other".
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2024
The veteran defensive tackle insists he lets any criticism go in one ear and out the other.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
I’ve tried the logical conversations, which go in one ear and out the other, and we’re right back at asking 14 times a day.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2021
Don’t just let it go in one ear and out the other because it’s been repeated so often.
From Time ● Jul. 3, 2017
Most of it Genie let go in one ear and out the other, only because if there was one thing he knew about Ernie, it was that he was a sucker for girls.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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