German idioms
What does “Sich etwas hinter die Ohren schreiben” mean?
Sich etwas hinter die Ohren schreiben
Word for word
To write something behind one's ears
What it really means
To take a warning firmly to heart so as never to forget it. It nearly always comes as a telling-off.
How we say it in English
To get it into one's head
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