bend someone's ear
bend someone's ear · bends someone's ear · bent someone's ear · bending someone's ear
все уши прожужжать
zutexten, jemandem ein Ohr abkauen
To bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular personTo bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person.
Meaning
3 senses(idiomatic)To bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person.
Sorry to bend your ear with the whole story, but I think you ought to know.
jemandem ein Ohr abkauen, zutexten
все у́ши прожужжа́тьvse úši prožužžátʹ
(idiomatic)To call someone's attention to an important matter.
I managed to bend his ear about the current crisis. I hope he will act now.
(reflexive)To put a hand behind one's ear and cup it around so as to hear better.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
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Forms
bends someone's ear, bending someone's ear, bent someone's ear, bent someone's ear| Base form | bend someone's ear · to bend someone's ear |
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| 3rd person singular | bends someone's ear |
| Present participle | bending someone's ear |
| Past simple | bent someone's ear |
| Past participle | bent someone's ear |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle