10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLEA IN ONE'S EAR»
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flea in one's ear in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
flea in one's ear and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
F173 As snug as a Flea 1778 Hopkinson Miscellaneous Essays 3 (part 2) 170:
Sir William he, snug as a flea. 1809 Weems Marion 163-4: As snug as fleas in a
sheep skin. TW 138(4). See B350. F174 A Flea in one's ear 1773 Johnson
Papers ...
Bartlett Jere Whiting,
1977
... OCr mcitlCIl £)1)rtn in my li. a-.iug ; cinem einen S'L>1> in* -Obi' fe0eu to put a
flea in one's ear ; et* ncm In ten O&ren licgeti to ding — stun one's ear perpetually
; fid) till- <tnbfr t>ei ben Ofyrcn Iriejjen to fall together by the ears, <ro together ...
Nathan Bailey, Johann Anton Fahrenkrüger,
1801
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Allen's Dictionary of English Phrases
Not the flavour ofthe month exactly, especially with your own people. flea a flea in
one's ear a sharp or humiliating reprimand: usually in the form send somebody
away with a flea in their ear. In Middle English a flea in one's ear had the ...
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
17).—5. On one's ear also means '(of a task or undertaking) easily accomplished'
(B., 1959). Aus.: since ca. 1920. As Claiborne points out, 1976, 'One can do it
lying down.'—6. See put on (one's) ear; flea in (one's) ear. ear-bash, n. A talk: Aus
.
... walls have ears M, WALL wet behind the ears M. WET with a flea in one's ear $
L FLEA * you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear & SILK early • at one's
earliest convenience fiE^F f?B$^ (Please drop us a line at your earliest ...
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Nathan Bailey's Dictionary, English-German and ...
... flea in one's ear; einem lit ben Ofcrcn licgen to ding — si i.ii one's ear perpetual
!) ; fid) fill outer bei ben Obren friegen to fall together by the ears, go together by
the ears ; bis liter Die Obren in IrduilDdl flcdcn to be over head and ears in debt; ...
Nathan Bailey, Johann Anton Fahrenkrueger,
1801
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
... to put a tiggy”—detective—“on his ear?”' ear, send away with a flea in one's (or
the) ear , see FLEA IN ONE'S EAR... ear-biter; ear-biting . A persistent borrower;
borrowing: see BITE ONE'S The Routledge dictionary of historical slang 1626.
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English and Chinese Dictionary: With the Punti and Mandarin ...
... ö í"- hú nán hiá, ft Q: Ш Kiái tsái liáng nán ; to fall together by the ears, А Щ. Ш
Ш tai' <ka cséung tau5. Ta kia sians tau ; unpleasant to the ear, p§- ijft ¡Ц sm 'hö
tfeng; to have a flea in one's ear, ...
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Intertextual Masculinity
in French Renaissance Literature: ...
The meaning of the proverbial expression “avoir la puce a l'oreille” [“to have a
flea in one's ear”] in Rabelais's historical context has been explained in detail by
Daniel Russell,“ and is commented upon by Demerson in his 2l “In short, ...
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Loose Cannons, Red Herrings, and Other Lost Metaphors
If he isn't on his toes, he may be caught flatfooted. flea in one's ear. I've never had
a flea in my ear, but am sure it would be as unpleasant as it clearly is to my cat,
on the rare occasions when she gets one. If someone puts a flea in your ear, the
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Oh my word Flea, Flee
'A flea in one's ear' is an idiom: meaning rebuked or reprimanded, embarrassed or humiliated after an attempt at something by someone. «The Hans India, Jun 15»
Regional Dictionary Tracks The Funny Things We Say
flea in one's ear (n) A hint, warning, disquieting disclosure; a rebuke. (Usage: chiefly the Northeast). hell-for-leather (adv) At top speed, in great ... «NPR, Jun 09»