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went in one ear and out the other

went in one ear and out the other is the simple past 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 went in one ear and out the other

What is went in one ear and out the other the simple past of?
Went in one ear and out the other is the simple past of go in one ear and out the other.

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

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

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