GET AN EARFUL

Meaning of GET AN EARFUL in English

v. phr. , informal To hear more (of usually unwelcome news) than one expects or wishes to hear. I asked how Tim and his wife were getting along, and I certainly got an earful.

Antonym: SAY A MOUTHFUL.

American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012

GET AN EARFUL — {v. phr.}, {informal} To hear more (of usually unwelcome news) than one expects or wishes to hear. * /I asked …
Slang English vocab
GET AN EARFUL — {v. phr.}, {informal} To hear more (of usually unwelcome news) than one expects or wishes to hear. * /I asked …
Словарь английских идиом
AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
EARFUL — noun Date: 1911 an outpouring of news or gossip, an outpouring of anger, abuse, or complaint
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
EARFUL — ˈi(ə)rˌfu̇l, ˈiəˌ- noun ( -s ) 1. a. : an astonishing and usually unexpected oral response the probers got an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EARFUL — /ear"fool'/ , n. , pl. earfuls . 1. an outpouring of oral information or advice, esp. when given without solicitation. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EARFUL — n. large amount of unasked for advice or information, gossip; reprimand, scolding
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GET — I. ˈget, ÷ˈgit verb ( got ˈgät ; got or got·ten ˈgä-t ə n ; get·ting ) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EARFUL — noun Date: 1911 1. : an outpouring of news or gossip 2. : an outpouring of anger, abuse, or complaint
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
Webster English vocab
EARFUL — ■ noun informal a prolonged reprimand.
Concise Oxford English vocab
EARFUL — [ear.ful] n (1916) 1: an outpouring of news or gossip 2: an outpouring of anger, abuse, or complaint
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
EARFUL — earful BrE AmE ˈɪə fʊl AmE \ ˈɪr-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GET — / get; NAmE / verb ( getting , got , got / gɒt; NAmE gɑːt/) HELP NOTE : In spoken …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EARFUL — / ˈɪəfʊl; NAmE ˈɪrfʊl/ noun [ sing. ] ( informal ) if sb gives you an earful , they tell …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EARFUL — ear ‧ ful /ˈɪəfʊl $ ˈɪr-/ BrE AmE noun give somebody an earful informal to tell someone how angry you …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GET — v. & n. --v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EARFUL — n. (pl. -fuls) colloq. 1 a copious or prolonged amount of talking. 2 a strong reprimand.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GET — v. & n. v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EARFUL — n. (pl. -fuls) colloq. 1 a copious or prolonged amount of talking. 2 a strong reprimand.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GET — v. & n. --v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1. tr. come into …
Oxford English vocab
EARFUL — n. (pl. -fuls) colloq. 1. a copious or prolonged amount of talking. 2 a strong reprimand.
Oxford English vocab
GET — I. CHANGING, CAUSING, MOVING, OR REACHING /get/ ( gets, getting, got, or gotten) Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EARFUL — If you say that you got an earful , you mean that someone spoke angrily to you for quite an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EARFUL — If you say that you got an ~, you mean that someone spoke angrily to you for quite an long …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EARFUL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB get ▪ Q.. Do you get an earful from friends when you go back …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EARFUL — [noun] [U] - angry complaining speechI'd better not be late or my granny will give me an earful about my …
Cambridge English vocab
GET — Synonyms and related words : OD, absorb, accede to, accept, access, accumulate, acquire, addle, admit, advance, affect, age, aggravate, agree …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EARFUL — Noun. Enough of hearing something or someone. E.g."I've had an earful of you, moaning on about how poor you are …
Slang English vocab
GET — INDEX: 1. to get something by buying it, asking for it, or finding it 2. to be given something 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
GET — v. 25B6; verb where did you get that hat? : ACQUIRE, obtain, come by, receive, gain, earn, win, come into, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EARFUL — scolding, a lot of information (often critical) He really gave his daughter an earful when she came home late.
English Idioms vocab
EARFUL — See an earful
English Idioms vocabulary
AN — indefinite article BAD : I had never visited an hospital before. GOOD : I had never visited a hospital before. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EARFUL — сущ.; разг. создано по модели слов mouthful, handful, однако оба значения, в отличие от значений этих слов, переносные 1) куча …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EARFUL — n 1. 1> куча всяких сплетен и новостей to hear an earful - наслушаться всякой всячины 2> масса советов, особ. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GET — get гл.; прош. вр. - got; прич. прош. вр. - got, gotten1) получить а) стать обладателем чего-л to get a …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
EARFUL — сущ.; разг.создано по модели слов mouthful, handful, однако оба значения, в отличие от значений этих слов, переносные1) куча всяких сплетен …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
EARFUL — n 1. 1> куча всяких сплетен и новостей to hear an earful - наслушаться всякой всячины 2> масса советов, особ. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GET — 1. гл. ; прош. вр. - got ; прич. прош. вр. - got , gotten 1) получить а) стать обладателем …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
EARFUL — сущ. ; разг. 1) куча всяких сплетен и новостей I have heard an earful of good stories. — Мне столько …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GET — 1. гл.; прош. вр. - got; прич. прош. вр. - got, gotten 1) получить а) стать обладателем чего-л to get a copy of …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
EARFUL — сущ.; разг. 1) куча всяких сплетен и новостей I have heard an earful of good stories. — Мне столько хороших историй нарассказали! 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GET — 1. _v. _p. got; _p-p. got, _уст. and _ам. gotten 1> получать; доставать, добывать; we can get in for you …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
GET — 1. v. p. got; p-p. got, уст. and ам. gotten 1. получать; доставать, добывать; we can get in for you …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed

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