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bend somebody's earSorry to bend your ear with the whole story, but I think you ought to know.Rate it:

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bend somebody's earTo bore; to talk too long.Rate it:

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bend someone's earTo bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person.Rate it:

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forgetting the base, forgetting the root, forgetting number 'one, forgetting the alphabet 'a' 1'Generally this era, when children learn and grow up as adults, they think the parents know nothing they are the entire encyclopedia. Disdaining parents education and their university degrees with disrespectful manner.Rate it:

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beam from ear to earTo have a broad, enthusiastic smile.Rate it:

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grinning from ear to earsmilingRate it:

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smile from ear to earA large smile.Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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as she's as cold as a witchscold as a witch's tit!Very, very cold!!Rate it:

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don't count your chickens before they're hatchedYou should not count on something before it happens.Rate it:

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if it ain't chicken, it's feathersthat's life; there are always problemsRate it:

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pickin' and grinnin'a country way of saying "playing music"Rate it:

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wear one's heart on one's sleeveTo be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotion or what is in one's heartRate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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where there's smoke, there's firewhen two things are usually together and you find one, you will find the otherRate it:

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you ain't seen nothin' yetsomething is even betterRate it:

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bend the truthTo change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.Rate it:

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bend over backwardsTo make a great effort; to take extraordinary care; to go to great lengths.Rate it:

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above one's bendOut of one's control or power.Rate it:

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around the bendCrazy, insane.Rate it:

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bend downTo bend one's legs while upright to get to a lower position.Rate it:

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bend one's elbowTo drink alcoholic beverages, especially at a public house or bar.Rate it:

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bend overTo bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling.Rate it:

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bend over backwardsTo go all out for someone who fails to show appreciation.Rate it:

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bend the kneeto submit to another's authorityRate it:

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round the bendCrazy, mad or insane.Rate it:

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In One Ear and Out the OtherNot to pay any serious attention to something, ignore something without turning any ear to itRate it:

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Make a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's EarTo make something good out of something naturally badRate it:

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play it by earTo do something by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur.Rate it:

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ear splittingvery loudRate it:

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a cauliflower earAn ear that has been permanently swollen and disfigured as a result of being repeatedly struck. Often a feature of a veteran boxer or rugby player.Rate it:

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tin earInsensitivity to and inability to appreciate the elements of performed music or the rhythm, elegance, or nuances of language.Rate it:

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ear to the groundThe practice or characteristic of carefully gathering information; a state or mindset of attentiveness.Rate it:

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ear tunnelA piece of jewelry that fits into a stretched earlobe hole and makes it seem like a peephole and makes it see-through.Rate it:

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turn a deaf earto refuse to listen or hear somethingRate it:

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ear trumpetold hearing aidRate it:

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flea in one's earA stinging rebuke or rebuff.Rate it:

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play by earTo play guided by one's memory of the sound, rather than from a written score.Rate it:

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elephant earAny of several plants in tribe Colocasieae or Caladieae.A taro plant.Caladium.Rate it:

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pour honey in one's earTell someone something that they want to hear.Rate it:

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box on the earAdministered on the victim's ear, usually by an educator, to enforce attention.Rate it:

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cute as a bug's earVery cute.Rate it:

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ear to the groundPursuing the practice or having the characteristic of carefully gathering information; well-informed.Rate it:

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ear tunnelA part of the ear.Rate it:

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elephant earA flat, crisp, sugared pastryRate it:

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elephant earUsed other than as an idiom: see elephant, ear.Rate it:

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elephant earCaladium.Rate it:

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elephant earA taro plant.Rate it:

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give earDante Gabriel Rosetti, A Death-Parting, lines 5-6.Rate it:

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give earTo listen: to devote one's attention to an auditory event.Rate it:

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