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goes in one ear and out the other

goes in one ear and out the other is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

Questions about goes in one ear and out the other

What is goes in one ear and out the other the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes in one ear and out the other is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go in one ear and out the other.

Words near goes in one ear and out the other in the dictionary

  1. goes in
  2. goes in at one ear and at out the other
  3. goes in circles
  4. goes in off
  5. goes in on
  6. goes in one ear and out the other
  7. goes in the out door
  8. goes in unto
  9. goes in with
  10. goes into
  11. goes into detail

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