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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
1887–. W. DE LA MARE The mugs of thick proved to be cocoa (1947). thick ear
noun Brit An ear swollen by a blow; esp. in phr to give (someone) a thick ear, to
hit someone hard (on the ear). 1909–. thickie noun = thick noun 3. 1968–. TIMES
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John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Often in threats, e.g., 'Are you coming quietly or do you want a thick ear?' thick in
the clear. Confused of mind, wits wandering: app. ca. 1820-70. (D.B. Gardner
cites Henry Cockton, Valentine Vox, 1840, ch. 28.) Cf. thick, adj., 6. thick-legs.
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Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
thick and fast frequently and in large numbers. • through thick and thin whatever
happens; in spite of any difficulties. © Anglo-Saxon thicce. thick ear see GIVE
SOMEONE A THICK EAR at EAR thicken /'Gikan/ . • verb (thickened, thickening)
1 .-.
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Colloquial Language in Ulysses:
A Reference Tool
15.4392 (573). want a thick ear. DSUEl219& thick ear. low colloq.: late C. 19-20;
e.g., 'do you want a thick ear?' OEDS thick, a. 12b. from 1909. Cf. Punch 20 May
1903, p. 351: 'Tiger recommends me, savagely, to 'shut my head— unless I want
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Robert William Dent, 1994
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
... isn't it? give (someone) a thick ear to strike (a child etc) on the ear, usu as a
punishment: If I find my son has been involved in this, I'll give him a thick ear! lay
it on thick to go beyond the truth in what one is saying, esp in praising something:
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Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms ...
This is a very touchy situation, given that you have a child together. give
someone a thick ear • give someone one's ear give someone a thick ear—slap a
person on his ear, especially as a punishment: He'd give you a thick ear if he
heard you ...
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Language as Dialogue: From Rules to Principles of Probability
... dünn thick with voll von in the thick of mitten drin thick on the ground stark
vertreten that's a bit thick das ist ein starkes Stück to give someone a thick ear j.
eine Ohrfeige geben TOO INTENSIVE to have quite enough of it j./etwas dick
haben.
Edda Weigand, Sebastian Feller, 2009
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Gabay's Copywriters' Compendium- revised edition in paperback
... for nothing That Been there,done that How's that? Is that so? That does it! That
will do That's all That's all there is to it That's it That's more like it! That's that Thick
A bit thick Give someone (or get) a thick ear Have a thick skin In (or into) the ...
“Cut it out,” snarled the other with a quick look round, “or you'll find yourself with a
thick ear, my boy.” Jim began to laugh silently. “You rat-faced excrescence,” he
said pleasantly, “you couldn't give a thick ear to a baby in arms. But I warn you ...
'Oh...just a thick ear now and again...it was nothing' she said. Simone was looking
at me when she said it. Her eyes were telling me to keep my mouth shut. He'd
given her more than a thick ear. 'Oh Simone, why didn't you tell me?' Tiny asked ...
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