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gone in one ear and out the other

gone in one ear and out the other is the past participle 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 gone in one ear and out the other

What is gone in one ear and out the other the past participle of?
Gone in one ear and out the other is the past participle of go in one ear and out the other.

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

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

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