go in one ear and out the other
To be heard but not attended to, when a person fails to pay attentionTo be heard but not attended to, when a person fails to pay attention.
» She went to a movie the other day.
Sie ist neulich ins Kino gegangen. — al_ex_an_der
Она ходила в кино на днях. — sharptoothed
Она на днях ходила в кино. — marafon
Вона днями ходила до кіно. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(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.
zum einen Ohr hinein- und zum anderen wieder hinausgehen
в одне вухо влітає, в інше вилітаєv odne vuxo vlitaje, v inše vylitaje
Examples
271 sentencesShe went to a movie the other day.
Вона днями ходила до кіно. — deniko
ruОна ходила в кино на днях. — sharptoothed
deSie ist neulich ins Kino gegangen. — al_ex_an_der
We're going to go into the other room.
Ми підемо до іншої кімнати. — deniko
I wanted to go outside and play with the other children.
Я хотів піти надвір пограти з іншими дітьми. — deniko
We can go some other time.
Можемо піти іншим разом. — deniko
ruМожем сходить как-нибудь в другой раз. — marafon
deWir können ein andermal gehen. — Waldelfe
We need to go out with each other more often.
Нам треба частіше гуляти разом. — annielee
deWir müssen öfter miteinander ausgehen. — raggione
Translations
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Forms
goes in one ear and out the other, going in one ear and out the other, went in one ear and out the other, gone in one ear and out the other| Base form | go in one ear and out the other · to go in one ear and out the other |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | goes in one ear and out the other |
| Present participle | going in one ear and out the other |
| Past simple | went in one ear and out the other |
| Past participle | gone in one ear and out the other |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | go in one ear and out the other |
| he, she, it | goes in one ear and out the other |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | went in one ear and out the other |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have gone in one ear and out the other |
| he, she, it | has gone in one ear and out the other |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will go in one ear and out the other |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.