- bug in one's ear
- {n. phr.}, {informal} A hint; secret information given to someone to make him act; idea. * /I saw Mary at the jeweler's admiring the diamond pin; I'll put a bug in Henry's ear./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
bug in one's ear
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bug in one's ear — {n. phr.}, {informal} A hint; secret information given to someone to make him act; idea. * /I saw Mary at the jeweler s admiring the diamond pin; I ll put a bug in Henry s ear./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bug\ in\ one's\ ear — n. phr. informal A hint; secret information given to someone to make him act; idea. I saw Mary at the jeweler s admiring the diamond pin; I ll put a bug in Henry s ear … Словарь американских идиом
put\ a\ bug\ in\ one's\ ear — • put a bug in one s ear • put a flea in one s ear See: bug in one s ear … Словарь американских идиом
put a bug in one's ear — or[put a flea in one s ear] See: BUG IN ONE S EAR … Dictionary of American idioms
put a bug in one's ear — or[put a flea in one s ear] See: BUG IN ONE S EAR … Dictionary of American idioms
put\ a\ flea\ in\ one's\ ear — • put a bug in one s ear • put a flea in one s ear See: bug in one s ear … Словарь американских идиом
put a bug in one's ear — deceive, arouse suspicion … English contemporary dictionary
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bug — Synonyms and related words: ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Mumbo Jumbo, abrade, addict, addle, addle the wits, adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, aficionado, aggravate, agitate, alphabetic data, alphanumeric code, amoeba, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria … Moby Thesaurus
Bed bug — Cimex lectularius Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
