Communication
go in one ear and out the other
be immediately forgotten
If something goes in one ear and out the other, someone hears it but forgets it immediately.
Hear it in real life
Did you remember what I said about locking the door?
Sorry, it went in one ear and out the other.
My advice seems to go in one ear and out the other whenever he is busy.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My advice goes in one ear and out from the other.
Say: My advice goes in one ear and out the other.
The idiom uses “out the other”; adding “from” makes the fixed pattern unnatural.
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How it fits in a sentence.
go in one ear and out the other; went in one ear and out the other
Your turn: say it out loud
My advice seems to go in one ear and out the other whenever he is busy.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
go in one ear and out the other
be immediately forgotten
“My advice seems to go in one ear and out the other whenever he is busy.”
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