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Expressions with 'ear'

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1. When the teacher mentioned computers, the bored students were suddenly a flea in his ear.all ears.ear to the ground.ears are burning.fell on deaf ears.from ear to ear.in one ear and out the other.play it by ear.up to my ears.wet behind the ears. I don't know

2. John was delighted at the news. He was grinning a flea in his ear.all ears.ear to the ground.ears are burning.fell on deaf ears.from ear to ear.in one ear and out the other.play it by ear.up to my ears.wet behind the ears. I don't know

3. I just can't have a day off work because I'm a flea in his ear.all ears.ear to the ground.ears are burning.fell on deaf ears.from ear to ear.in one ear and out the other.play it by ear.up to my ears.wet behind the ears. I don't know

4. I haven't had any news but I'll keep an a flea in his ear.all ears.ear to the ground.ears are burning.fell on deaf ears.from ear to ear.in one ear and out the other.play it by ear.up to my ears.wet behind the ears. I don't know

5. It's no good telling Mary anything. It just goes a flea in his ear.all ears.ear to the ground.ears are burning.fell on deaf ears.from ear to ear.in one ear and out the other.play it by ear.up to my ears.wet behind the ears. I don't know

6. As we don't know how things will turn out, we'll just have to a flea in his ear.all ears.ear to the ground.ears are burning.fell on deaf ears.from ear to ear.in one ear and out the other.play it by ear.up to my ears.wet behind the ears. I don't know

7. I was really angry with Peter. I sent him off with a flea in his ear.all ears.ear to the ground.ears are burning.fell on deaf ears.from ear to ear.in one ear and out the other.play it by ear.up to my ears.wet behind the ears. I don't know

8. Government warnings of imminent flooding unfortunately a flea in his ear.all ears.ear to the ground.ears are burning.fell on deaf ears.from ear to ear.in one ear and out the other.play it by ear.up to my ears.wet behind the ears. I don't know

9. Hugh is too young and inexperienced for the job. He's still a flea in his ear.all ears.ear to the ground.ears are burning.fell on deaf ears.from ear to ear.in one ear and out the other.play it by ear.up to my ears.wet behind the ears. I don't know

10. Oh dear! Someone's talking about me. My a flea in his ear.all ears.ear to the ground.ears are burning.fell on deaf ears.from ear to ear.in one ear and out the other.play it by ear.up to my ears.wet behind the ears. I don't know