ear-to-earadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌɪətəˈɪə/, U.S.

/ˈɪ(ə)rdəˈɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ear n.¹, to prep.

Etymology: < ear n.¹ + to prep. + ear n.¹, after from ear to ear at ear n.¹ Phrases 1d.

A. adj.

Stretching right across the face or neck, as if from one ear to the other; spec. (of a grin or smile) broad, wide. Cf. from ear to ear at ear n.¹ Phrases 1d.

ΚΠ

1881 Titusville (Pa.) Morning Herald 3 June (headline) An ear to ear cut.

1883 Standard (Boonville, Indiana) 25 Oct. John Taylor, Esq., walks about the square with an ear-to-ear grin on his face. It's a daughter, and he don't care who knows it.

1921 W. J. Locke Mountebank xii. 163 He smiled his broad ear-to-ear smile, thrust out his long arm and gripped the young man's hand.

1973 V. C. Ike Potter's Wheel (1974) xv. 123 Unfortunately the victor was too shy to acknowledge her ear to ear congratulatory grin.

1992 Time 6 July 53/1 Brandon Fitch, wearing a pinstripe suit and an ear-to-ear grin, shimmied with a high-stepping blond.

2006 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 15 Mar. 3 He used a Stanley knife to inflict an eight-inch ear-to-ear wound.

B. adv.

Right across the face, head, or neck; from (or as if from) one ear to the other.

ΚΠ

1882 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 25 Nov. 1038/1 The body much emaciated. The head now measured: transverse (ear to ear), 17.2 inches; circumference.

1925 W. Hackett Captain Applejack ii. 64 I'll face them single-handed, if I must..I'll slit them ear to ear.

2002 C. Hardwicke & N. Reed Thirteen (film script) 16 (stage direct.) They snap into the classic Charlie's Angels pose—Tracy in the middle, beaming ear-to-ear.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ear-to-ear
释义	ear-to-earadj.adv. Brit. /ˌɪətəˈɪə/, U.S. /ˈɪ(ə)rdəˈɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ear n.¹, to prep. Etymology: < ear n.¹ + to prep. + ear n.¹, after from ear to ear at ear n.¹ Phrases 1d. A. adj. Stretching right across the face or neck, as if from one ear to the other; spec. (of a grin or smile) broad, wide. Cf. from ear to ear at ear n.¹ Phrases 1d. ΚΠ 1881 Titusville (Pa.) Morning Herald 3 June (headline) An ear to ear cut. 1883 Standard (Boonville, Indiana) 25 Oct. John Taylor, Esq., walks about the square with an ear-to-ear grin on his face. It's a daughter, and he don't care who knows it. 1921 W. J. Locke Mountebank xii. 163 He smiled his broad ear-to-ear smile, thrust out his long arm and gripped the young man's hand. 1973 V. C. Ike Potter's Wheel (1974) xv. 123 Unfortunately the victor was too shy to acknowledge her ear to ear congratulatory grin. 1992 Time 6 July 53/1 Brandon Fitch, wearing a pinstripe suit and an ear-to-ear grin, shimmied with a high-stepping blond. 2006 Bath Chron. (Nexis) 15 Mar. 3 He used a Stanley knife to inflict an eight-inch ear-to-ear wound. B. adv. Right across the face, head, or neck; from (or as if from) one ear to the other. ΚΠ 1882 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 25 Nov. 1038/1 The body much emaciated. The head now measured: transverse (ear to ear), 17.2 inches; circumference. 1925 W. Hackett Captain Applejack ii. 64 I'll face them single-handed, if I must..I'll slit them ear to ear. 2002 C. Hardwicke & N. Reed Thirteen (film script) 16 (stage direct.) They snap into the classic Charlie's Angels pose—Tracy in the middle, beaming ear-to-ear. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1881
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