in at one ear and out at the other

in at one ear and out at the other
в одно ухо вошло, в другое вышло; ≈ мимо ушей (обыкн. употр. с гл. to go)

But the crying and the calling of the bells went in through one ear and out through the other, as sounds unasked for, and sounds unanswered. (S. O'Casey, ‘I Knock at the Door’, ‘R.I.P.’) — Но вопли и призывы колоколов входили в одно ухо и выходили в другое, как звуки непрошенные и остающиеся без ответа.

‘She was always free with her money. Kitty was.’ She added: ‘Her father used to tell her off about that. But it went in one ear and out of the other.’ (C. P. Snow, ‘The Sleep of Reason’, ch. 23) — - Китти никогда не умела беречь деньги, - сказала миссис Пейтман и добавила: - Отец часто отчитывал ее за это, но Китти пропускала его нотации мимо ушей.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • go in one ear and out the other — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be not really listened to or understood; be paid no attention. * /The teacher s directions to the boy went in one ear and out the other./ * /Mother scolded Martha, but it went in one ear and out the other./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • go in one ear and out the other — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be not really listened to or understood; be paid no attention. * /The teacher s directions to the boy went in one ear and out the other./ * /Mother scolded Martha, but it went in one ear and out the other./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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