Today we will review three new Expressions. Bear in mind, Have it down pat, and In one ear and out the other. Review the definitions below and then look at the 3 example sentences for each expression. After reviewing the information, try to make your own examples for each expression.
| EXPRESSION | MEANING |
| Bear in mind | (To remember a piece of information when you are making decisions or thinking about a matter) |
| Have it down pat | (To know something or be able to do something perfectly) |
| In one ear and out the other | (Heard but disregarded or quickly forgotten) |
BEAR IN MIND
| # | EXAMPLES |
| 1 | She needs to bear in mind that the figures vary from place to place. |
| 2 | Just bear in mind that you are not alone. |
| 3 | Bearing in mind that he’s had so little experience, I thought he did a good job. |
HAVE IT DOWN PAT
| # | EXAMPLES |
| 1 | I have to memorize these words until I have them down pat. |
| 2 | He had his story down pat. |
| 3 | Samantha had her answers down pat, but she knew they didn’t believe her. |
IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER
| # | EXAMPLES |
| 1 | Everything the teacher told her students went in one ear and out the other. |
| 2 | I told him, but I think it went in one ear and out the other. |
| 3 | The woman felt that everything she told her husband went in one ear and out the other. |
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