In One Ear And Out The Other

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In One Ear And Out The Other

Origin of Phrases - I

 

In One Ear And Out The Other

This phrase comes from Geoffrey Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, a series of five books released sometime around 1374.  In it, Chaucer had this thought about boring remarks: "Oon ere it herde, at tothir out it wente."