10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUT ON ONE'S EAR»
Discover the use of
out on one's ear in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
out on one's ear and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms ...
... (off work) out on one's ear (on one's ear) out on one's feet (on one's feet) outact
someone (act something out) outdo someone (do someone out of something)
outdoor man (outer man) outlast something (last out something) outlive
something ...
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
... throw s.o. out on bis ear hinauswerfen: jn. (achtkantig/hochkant) hinauswerfen/
hinausschmeißen to be thrown out on one's ear Bogen: in hohem Bogen
herausfliegen/(...) * Glanz: mit Glanz und Gloria hinausfliegen/hinausgeworfen
werden/.
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Late 16005] on one's doorstep ) See AT ONE'S DOOR. on one's ear 0 See OUT
ON ONE'S EAR. on oneself 0 See TAKE IT UPON ONESELF. on one's feet 0 In
addition to the idiom (see the next entry) ON ONE'S FEET, also see DEAD ON ...
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Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
... her must be leaving her cars burning. have/get/win one's ear have or get one's
favourable attention With his new proposal he hoped to win his boss 's ear. be
out on one's ear suddenly expelled, dismissed Seeing his lackadaisical attitude,
...
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... (it is not true) out of work (off work) out on one's ear (on one 's ear) out on one's
feet (on one 'sfeet) out-act someone (act something out) outdoor girl outdoor man
(outer man) outer man outlook for something outlook on something (outlook for ...
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
See limb, n., 4. out on (one's) ear. An intensive of out, as in 'thrown out on his ear':
since ca. 1920. Has Aus. var. out on (one's) pink ear (B.P.). out on (one's) own.
Peerless; a very good sort (of fellow): coll.: C.20. out on its own - like a country ...
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Shorter Slang Dictionary
2 in out on one's ear, dismissed, thrown out, as in you'll be (thrown) out on your
ear if the boss hears about this! Since around 1920. ear-basher a bore. Used in
Australia since around 1925. ear-bashing conversation; talking, esp. fluently and
...
Paul Beale, Eric Partridge, Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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Chambers Pocket Dictionary
in one ear and out the other (coil) listened to but immediately disregarded. —
make someone's ears burn to talk (esp. unpleasantly) about someone in his or
her absence. — out on one's ear (coll) dismissed swiftly and without politeness.
Elaine Higgleton, Howard Sargeant, Anne Seaton, 1992
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Oxford Dictionary of English
... with half an ear not give one's full attention. be out on one's ear informal be
dismissed ignominiously. reach someone's ears be heard or heard about by
some- one: the sound of runningfeet reached my ears | one of those stories
reached our ...
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The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
... an ear to the ground be alert to rumors or the trend of opinion. in one ear and
out the other heard but disregarded or quickly forgotten. out on one's ear
dismissed ignominiously. up to one's ears colloq. deeply involved or occupied.
eared adj.
