耳みみに入はいる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

hear about; come to one's knowledge; learn of (by chance)

Describes information reaching someone, often unexpectedly or indirectly. The subject is the information or rumor, not the person.

• その噂うわさは彼かれの耳みみに入はいった。

  The rumor reached his ears.

• 新あたらしいプロジェクトの話はなしが耳みみに入はいった。

  I heard about the new project (it came to my knowledge).

expression, godan verb (-ru)

enter one's ears (e.g. water)

Literal physical sense: something (water, insect, etc.) gets into the ear. Less common than the figurative sense.

• プールで耳みみに水みずが入はいった。

  Water got into my ear at the pool.