東風射馬耳
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to let advice or news go in one ear and out the other
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to be unmoved by what one hears
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Idiom惯用语 · Widely known
- Literally
- the east wind blows into a horse's ear
- Meaning
- Words that go in one ear and out the other; someone hears advice or news and doesn't react. Mildly critical; like 'water off a duck's back'.
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