memory like a sieve; in one ear and out the other
Idiomatic noun describing a person who quickly forgets what they hear, as if their ears are like a leaky basket. Often used self-deprecatingly or to tease someone.
He has a memory like a sieve, so you'd better write down important things.
Sorry, I've got a memory like a sieve and already forgot what you just said.
A phrase meaning 'in one ear and out the other,' similar in meaning but more literal and less idiomatic than 籠耳.
Standard kanji spelling using 籠 (basket) and 耳 (ear), evoking the image of a leaky basket.
Variant using the simplified form 篭 instead of 籠; less common but still encountered.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; the kana かご makes the basket metaphor more immediately readable.
Compound of 籠 (かご, 'basket') and 耳 (みみ, 'ear'), literally 'basket ear,' likening a forgetful ear to a basket that cannot hold water.