ears burn

ears burn
{informal} To feel embarrassment or shame at hearing others talk about you. * /Joan overheard the girls criticizing her and it made her ears burn./ * /Joe's ears burned when he heard his classmates praising him to each other./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • ears burn — {informal} To feel embarrassment or shame at hearing others talk about you. * /Joan overheard the girls criticizing her and it made her ears burn./ * /Joe s ears burned when he heard his classmates praising him to each other./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • ears\ burn — informal To feel embarrassment or shame at hearing others talk about you. Joan overheard the girls criticizing her and it made her ears burn. Joe s ears burned when he heard his classmates praising him to each other …   Словарь американских идиом

  • make your ears burn —    If something makes your ears burn, you are embarrassed by what you hear, especially if the conversation is about you.     The comments I overheard made my ears burn …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • make one's ears burn — See: EARS BURN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make one's ears burn — See: EARS BURN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make\ one's\ ears\ burn — See: ears burn …   Словарь американских идиом

  • make someone's ears burn — To discuss someone in his or her absence • • • Main Entry: ↑ear …   Useful english dictionary

  • burn — See: EARS BURN, KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING, MONEY TO BURN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • burn — See: EARS BURN, KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING, MONEY TO BURN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • burn — See: ears burn, keep the home fires burning, money to burn …   Словарь американских идиом

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