- pin back ears
- pin back (your) ears
British
to listen carefully to something.
Pin back your ears - she could be about to say something important.
(often an order)
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
pin back ears
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pin back your ears — pin back (your) ears British to listen carefully to something. Pin back your ears she could be about to say something important. (often an order) … New idioms dictionary
pin back one's ears — To listen attentively • • • Main Entry: ↑ear … Useful english dictionary
pin back someone's ears — To reprimand, rebuke • • • Main Entry: ↑ear … Useful english dictionary
pin someone’s ears back — 1. tv. to scold someone severely. □ She really pinned his ears back. □ The teacher pinned the kids’ ears back for chewing gum. 2. tv. to beat someone, especially about the head. □ Lefty says I’m supposed to pin your ears back … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pin one's ears back — phrasal 1. : to administer a sound thrashing or defeat to announced that he could pin back the ears of any animal in the world James Thurber 2. : to give a tongue lashing to the blouse buyer had her ears … pinned back Women s Wear Daily * * *… … Useful english dictionary
pin — 1 noun (C) 1 FOR CLOTH a short thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end, used especially for fastening together pieces of cloth while making clothes 2 JEWELLERY a) AmE an attractively shaped piece of metal, sometimes containing jewels,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pin — ► NOUN 1) a thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used for fastening pieces of cloth, paper, etc. 2) a metal projection from a plug or an integrated circuit. 3) a small brooch or badge. 4) Medicine a… … English terms dictionary
pin one's ears back — ► pin one s ears back listen carefully. Main Entry: ↑pin … English terms dictionary
pin — [pin] n. [ME pyn < OE pinn, akin to MHG pfinne, a nail, prob. < IE base * bend , projecting point > MIr benn, peak] 1. a peg of wood, metal, etc., used esp. for fastening or holding things together or as a support on which to hang things … English World dictionary
pin one's ears back — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To beat; defeat. * /After winning three games in a row, the Reds had their ears pinned back by the Blues./ 2. To scold. * /Mrs. Smith pinned Mary s ears back for not doing her homework./ … Dictionary of American idioms
