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ear

/ˈiɚ/

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noun

plural ears

[count] :the part of the body that you hear with

He was whispering something in her ear.

a dog with floppy ears

pierced ears [=ears with earlobes that have been pierced for wearing earrings]

[singular] an ability to understand and appreciate something heard

He has a good ear for music/languages.

b - used to describe the way something sounds to you

It sounds a little old-fashioned to my ear. [=it sounds old-fashioned to me]

[count] :attention that is shown or given by listening to what someone says

Thanks for your ear. [=thanks for listening]

When I told my story, my brother listened with only half an ear. [=did not listen closely]

To lend an ear or, in literary language, to lend someone your ears is to listen to what someone has to say.

She's always willing to lend a sympathetic ear.

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (1599) - - compare 2ear

all ears

informal - used to say that someone is listening very closely

As I told the story, my daughter was all ears.

a word in someone's ear

xem word

bend someone's ear

xem bend

box someone's ears

xem box

can't believe your ears

xem believe

cock an/your ear

xem cock

ears are burning

If your ears are burning or you feel your ears burning, you have the feeling that other people are talking about you.

(humorous) We were talking about you last night. That explains why I felt my ears burning.

ears pop

xem pop

fall on deaf ears

to fail to be heard :to be ignored

Her pleas for mercy fell on deaf ears.

grin/smile from ear to ear

to smile widely :to have a big smile on your face

He was grinning from ear to ear.

have someone's ear

If you have someone's ear you can talk and give advice to that person because you are trusted.

an adviser who has the President's ear

in one ear and out the other

through someone's mind without being remembered or noticed

Everything you say to him goes in one ear and out the other. [=he doesn't listen to or remember what you say]

out on your ear

informal :forced out :thrown out

If you're late to work again, you'll be out on your ear! [=you'll be fired]

play by ear

To play a song or a piece of music by ear is to play it after hearing it without looking at written music.

He could play any tune by ear after hearing it only once.

To play it by ear is to do something without special preparation.

I don't know how they'll react to our proposal, so we'll just have to play it by ear [=improvise, (informal) wing it] and hope for the best.

set (something) on its ear

informal :to cause something to be in a state of great excitement or shock

She set the racing world on its ear [=she surprised and shocked the racing world] by winning several major races.

His early recordings set the jazz world on its ear. [=his recordings caused a sensation in the jazz world]

talk someone's ear off

xem talk

turn a deaf ear

to refuse to listen to what someone says

The company president turned a deaf ear to my proposals.

up to your ears

deeply involved in something

They are up to their ears in debt. [=they are deeply in debt]

We're up to our ears in work. [=we are very busy]

wet behind the ears

xem wet

noun

plural ears

[count] :the part of a corn plant on which the seeds grow

an ear of corn - compare 1ear

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