单词 | to bend a person's ear |
释义 | > as lemmasto bend a person's ear (also, occasionally ears) colloquial (originally U.S.). to bend a person's ear (also, occasionally ears): to talk to someone, esp. at great length, repetitively, or vehemently; to harangue someone. Cf. ear-bender n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > utter in a chattering manner [verb (transitive)] > talk excessively to word1602 to take (also seize, etc.) (a person) by the button1710 button-hold1838 buttonhole1848 to bend a person's ear1938 ear-bash1944 1938 J. Mitchell (title) My ears are bent. 1939 N.Y. Times Mag. 29 Oct. 22/1 The better we listen and the more we let them bend our ear, the bigger our tip. 1944 New Yorker 4 Nov. 22/2 Evvey [sic] night my sister Henny would bend my ears how her Mortie is freezin' hisself to death sleepin' out there on the porch. 1979 S. Brett Comedian Dies v. 62 I'd like to bend your ear for a moment about a couple of ideas. 1990 Economist 22 Sept. 43/1 The purpose was to bend Mr Major's ear about the impact of the recession now hitting British industry. < as lemmas |
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