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Ear Information Remembered I Supposed Phone Day Remember

Idiom to go in one ear and out the other
Definition (information that is) not remembered
Examples - I did tell him when he was supposed to be here, but it obviously went in one ear and out the other.
- With her it's in one ear and out the other. You'll have to phone her the day before if you want her to remember.
- Some of the men at the racetrack tried to talk me out of riding but it went in one ear and out the other.
- Is it possible to discuss such a dry topic with your students without having the information go in one ear and out the other?

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