当耳旁风

当耳旁风
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lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear

    • He treated my words as if they were wind passing by his ears.

  2. verb

    fig. to completely disregard

    • Don't dismiss what he said as if it goes in one ear and out the other.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

The sound of a bell ringing from an opening makes a "clanging" noise that rings out at just the right moment.

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