FLEA IN ONE'S EAR

Meaning of FLEA IN ONE'S EAR in English

n. phr. , informal An idea or answer that is not welcome; an annoying or surprisingly sharp reply or hint. I'll put a flea in his ear if he bothers me once more.

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FLEA IN ONE'S EAR — phrasal rebuke
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FLEA IN ONE'S EAR — phrasal : an unwelcome and usually unexpected hint or warning : an irritating rebuke I'll put a flea in his …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLEA IN ONE'S EAR — : rebuke sent him away with a flea in his ear
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLEA IN ONE'S EAR — REBUKE <sent him away with a flea in his ear >
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FLEA IN ONE'S EAR — {n. phr.}, {informal} An idea or answer that is not welcome; an annoying or surprisingly sharp reply or hint. * …
Slang English vocab
FLEA IN ONE'S EAR — {n. phr.}, {informal} An idea or answer that is not welcome; an annoying or surprisingly sharp reply or hint. * …
Словарь английских идиом
FLEA IN ONE`S EAR — an annoying hint, an idea or answer that is not welcome I put a flea in his ear regarding the …
English Idioms vocab
FLEA IN ONE'S EAR — 1) резкое замечание, разнос 2) отпор 3) раздражающий ответ Syn : rebuke, reproach
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLEA IN ONE'S EAR — 1) резкое замечание, разнос 2) отпор 3) раздражающий ответ Syn:rebuke, reproach
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FLEA IN ONE'S EAR — 1) резкое замечание, разнос 2) отпор 3) раздражающий ответ Syn: rebuke , reproach
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FLEA IN ONE'S EAR — 1) резкое замечание, разнос 2) отпор 3) раздражающий ответ Syn: rebuke, reproach
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FLEA IN ONE'S EAR — 1) резкое замечание, разнос 2) отпор 3) раздражающий ответ Syn : rebuke, reproach
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLEA — I Any member of 1,600 species and subspecies of small, wingless, bloodsucking (parasitic) Specialized anatomical structures allow the flea to …
Английский словарь Британика
EAR — I Organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear directs sound vibrations through the auditory canal to the eardrum, which …
Английский словарь Британика
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLEA — I. ˈflē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fle, flee, from Old English flēah, flēa; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EAR — I. ˈi(ə)r, ˈiə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLEA — (n.) An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the …
Английский словарь Webster
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLEA — /flee/ , n. 1. any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EAR — ear 1 — earless , adj. — earlike , adj. /ear/ , n. 1. the organ of hearing and equilibrium …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EAR — I. ˈir noun Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German ōra ear, Latin auris, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLEA — noun Etymology: Middle English fle, from Old English flēa; akin to Old High German flōh flea Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLEA — vt to flay. 2. flea ·noun an insect belonging to the genus pulex, of the order aphaniptera. fleas are destitute …
Webster English vocab
EAR — noun the organ of hearing; the external ear. 2. ear ·noun ·same·as crossette. 3. ear ·noun ·same·as acroterium. 4. ear …
Webster English vocab
FLEA — [flea] n [ME fle, fr. OE flea; akin to OHG floh flea] (bef. 12c): any of an order (Siphonaptera) of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EAR — [ear] n [ME ere, fr. OE eare; akin to OHG ora ear, L auris, Gk ous] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLEA
Britannica English vocabulary
EAR — vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLEA — flea BrE AmE fliː (= flee) ▷ fleas fliːz ▶ ˈ flea ˌ market BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLEA — / fliː; NAmE / noun a very small jumping insect without wings, that bites animals and humans and sucks their …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAR
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLEA — flea /fliː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . a very small insect without wings that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EAR — ear S2 W2 /ɪə $ ɪr/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,2: Language: Old English ; Origin: eare ] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLEA — n. 1 a small wingless jumping insect of the order Siphonaptera, feeding on human and other blood. 2 a (in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EAR — n. 1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLEA — n. 1 a small wingless jumping insect of the order Siphonaptera, feeding on human and other blood. 2 a (in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EAR — n. 1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
FLEA — n.1 a small wingless jumping insect of the order Siphonaptera, feeding on human and other blood. 2 a (in full …
Oxford English vocab
EAR — 1. n.1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAR — ( ears) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your ears are the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLEA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES flea collar flea market COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN collar ▪ The first 50 winning …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EAR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLEA — [noun] [C] - a very small jumping insect without wings which feeds on the blood of animals and humansOur cat …
Cambridge English vocab
EAR — (BODY PART) [noun] [C] - either of the two organs, one on each side of the head, by which people …
Cambridge English vocab
FLEA — n. flea beetle sand flea beach flea water flea
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FLEA — n. Any member of 1,600 species and subspecies of small, wingless, bloodsucking (parasitic) insects (order Siphonaptera), found from the Arctic …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EAR — n. Organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear directs sound vibrations through the auditory canal to the eardrum, which …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FLEA — Synonyms and related words : broad jumper, bucking bronco, buckjumper, cat flea, chigoe, cockroach, crab, dog flea, frog, gazelle, goat, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EAR
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLEA — Someone who does not tip or tips very poorly. Las Vegas gambling term. A flea will almost never get special …
Slang English vocab
EAR — See: ABOUT ONE'S EARS or AROUND ONE'S EARS, BELIEVE ONE'S EARS, DRY BEHIND THE EARS, FLEA IN ONE'S EAR, GIVE …
Slang English vocab
FLEA — noun VERB + FLEA ▪ get , have ▪ be infested with ▪ control , kill ▪ This drug is …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
EAR
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

American Idioms English vocabulary

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