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
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
The veteran defensive tackle insists he lets any criticism go in one ear and out the other.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2022
“Doing some work for Mr. Ray after school,” I explained, but for some reason I felt like it went in one ear and out the other.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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