单词 | to turn the bothered ear |
释义 | > as lemmasto turn the (also a) bothered ear c. to turn the (also a) bothered ear: to refuse to listen or respond; = to turn a deaf ear at deaf adj. 2. Similarly to give (a person) the bothered ear. ΚΠ 1828 Mirror Lit., Amusem., & Instr. 5 Jan. 15/2 He..turned the bothered ear to the sound of his mother's voice,..and all the answer he made back was—‘Whisht with you, mother.’ 1834 Dublin Penny Jrnl. 28 June 411/1 ‘Tell uz that, Pether, do-now,’ interrupted one of the colleens..; but Pether, ‘fur a rason he had, gave her the bothered ear.’ 1904 Youth's Compan. 22 Dec. 648/3 To these conjectures Kate, with secret indignation, turned ‘a bothered ear’. 2003 Irish Times (Nexis) 17 Feb. 8 Was it a case of..government ignoring the people, giving them the bothered ear and the two-finger sign? < as lemmas |
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