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Definition: A FLEA IN THE EAR |
A FLEA IN THE EAR1. An unwelcome hint or unexpected reply, annoying like a flea; an irritating repulse; as, to put a flea in one's ear; to go away with a flea in one's ear. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Contempt | Turn one's back upon, turn a cold shoulder upon; tread upon, trample upon, trample under foot; spurn, kick; fling to the winds; (repudiate); send away with a flea in the ear. |
Discourtesy | Cut; turn one's back upon, turn on one's heel; give the cold shoulder; keep at a distance, keep at arm's length; look cool upon, look coldly upon, look black upon; show the door to, send away with a flea in the ear. |
Ejection | Eject, reject; expel, discard; cut, send to coventry, boycott; chasser; banish; (punish); bounce ; fire, fire out; throw; throw out, throw up, throw off, throw away, throw aside; push; throw out, throw off, throw away, throw aside; shovel out, shovel away, sweep out, sweep away; brush off, brush away, whisk off, whisk away, turn off, turn away, send off, send away; discharge; send adrift, turn adrift, cast adrift; turn out, bundle out; throw overboard; give the sack to; send packing, send about one's business, send to the right about; strike off the roll; (abrogate); turn out neck and heels, turn out head and shoulders, turn out neck and crop; pack off; send away with a flea in the ear; send to Jericho; bow out, show the door to. |
Refusal | Resist, cross; not grant; repel, repulse, shut the door in one's face, slam the door in one's face; rebuff; send back, send to the right about, send away with a flea in the ear; deny oneself, not be at home to; discard, spurn; (repudiate); rescind; (revoke); disclaim, protest; dissent. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Expression using "A FLEA IN THE EAR": send away with a flea in the ear. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "a flea in the ear"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Pig Latin | aay eaflay inay ethay earay.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-e-e-e-f-h-i-l-n-r-t" | |
-4 letters: reinflate. | |
-5 letters: alienate, anthelia, antheral, elaterin, entailer, ethereal, featlier, flanerie, herniate, hetaerae, inflater, lateener, leathern, treenail. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 46 4C 45 41 49 4E 54 48 45 45 41 52 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 00100000 01000110 01001100 01000101 01000001 00100000 01001001 01001110 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01000101 01000001 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A   F L E A   I N   T H E   E A R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0046 004C 0045 0041 0049 004E 0054 0048 0045 0045 0041 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)352404639352434825442392393552 |
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