in one ear and out the other
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It goes in one ear and out the other.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2023
Not looking, on the computers, going in one ear and out the other or talking to each other or multitasking or whatever.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2023
“Most of the stuff he says is in one ear and out the other anyway,” said Morris, 42, who didn’t vote for Trump or Hillary Clinton.
From Washington Post ● May 5, 2018
But it seems like it just goes in one ear and out the other, and they come back in two weeks,” Kat said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2018
And it wasn’t that the important stuff Mrs. Maxy had to say went in one ear and out the other.
From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos
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