ring in someone's ears

ring in someone's ears
ring in someone's ears & ring in someone's mind
Fig. [for words or a sound] to linger in one's consciousness. •

Her words rang in my ears for days.

The sound of the choir rang in their minds long after they had finished their anthem.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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