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go in at one ear and at out the other

go in at one ear and at out the other is the alternative form of go in one ear and out the other.

Meaning of go in one ear and out the other

Verb

go in one ear and out the other (third-person singular simple present goes in one ear and out the other, present participle going in one ear and out the other, simple past went in one ear and out the other, past participle gone in one ear and out the other)

  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 of go in at one ear and at out the other

third-person singular presentgoes in at one ear and at out the other
present participlegoing in at one ear and at out the other
pastwent in at one ear and at out the other
past participlegone in at one ear and at out the other

Questions about go in at one ear and at out the other

What is go in at one ear and at out the other the alternative form of?
Go in at one ear and at out the other is the alternative form of go in one ear and out the other.

Words near go in at one ear and at out the other in the dictionary

  1. go hostile
  2. go howl at the moon
  3. go hungry
  4. go hunting where the ducks are
  5. go in
  6. go in at one ear and at out the other
  7. go in circles
  8. go in for
  9. go in off
  10. go in on
  11. go in one ear and out the other

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