IDIOMS WİTH ‘EAR’

☼be all ears  (can kulağıyla dinlemek)

-to be eager to hear something, to be very attentive.

My fiancee was all ears last night when I talked about the details of our wedding ceremony.

☼assault the ears  (kulak tırmalamak)

- to be very loud or persistent.

Our neighbour tries to learn how to play the piano. But it assaultes our ears.

☼Can not believe one`s ears  (kulaklarına inanamamak)

 -to believe what one is hearing, to become sure of something.

I could not believe my ears when I heard that I had won a holiday to Mexico.

☼bend (someone's) ear  (dır dır etmek)

-to talk to someone (usually in an annoying/persistent manner).

I met a friend of mine last week and she bent my ear for almost an hour about her problems about her boy friend.

☼be burning  (kulakları çınlamak)

- someone is talking about you when you are not there.

My ears were burning yesterday and I learnt that Johnny  and Tom were talking about me.

☼ears are ringing  (kulağının zarı patlamak)

-         one hears a ringing sound because of a very loud sound

His ears were ringing because of  the doorbell, ringing ceaselessly.

☼ears become red  (kulaklarına kadar kızarmak)

- one's ears become red from embarrassment

Her ears became red when he confessed his love.

☼fall on deaf ears  (kulak asmamak)

-to have one's talk or ideas ignored by the person that they are intended for

Our complaints about the bad dormitory conditions generally fall on deaf ears and nothing has ever done.

☼flea in (someone`s) ear  (——)

- an idea or answer that is not welcome

The idea about changing the schedules is a flea in the supervisor`s ear.

☼give (someone) an earful  (kulağını çekmek)

-to talk to someone in order to criticize or complain about something

I talked to my brother and gave him an earful about his tendency to computer games.

☼grin/smile from ear to ear  (sırıtıp durmak)

- to have a big grin on one's face

The worker was grinning from ear to ear after he found the treasure.

☼have an ear for (something)   (kulak yatkınlığı olmak)

- to have the ability to learn music or languages

The musician had such an ear for instruments that he could learn easily how to play six instruments.

☼have an ear out for (something)  (kulak kesilmek)

- to listen carefully for something

I had an ear out for the gossips that they talked about.

☼have nothing between the ears  (kalın kafalı olmak)

- to be stupid, to have no brains/intelligence

The new manager has nothing between the ears and she is always making stupid mistakes about the job.

☼have one's ear to the ground  (dört gözle beklemek)

- to listen carefully in the hope of getting advance warning of something

I have my ear to the ground to see if any changes will happen in my life.

☼have (someone's) ear (——)

-to be able to get someone to listen to you (usually someone who has the power or ability to help you)

A friend of mine has the president's ear and he is able to talk to him anytime.

☼have (something) coming out of one's ears  (fazladan sahip olmak)

- to have much of something

I have many shoes coming out of our ears, they are very old and I do not need any more.

☼go in one ear and out the other  (bir kulaktan girip öteki kulaktan çıkmak)

-a piece of information is heard and then quickly forgotten

What he said went in one ear and out the other, and I can not remember even a word.

☼keep an ear out for (something)  (kulak kabartmak)

- to listen carefully for something

I keep an ear out for any information about a new job for myself.

☼keep one's ear to the ground  (gözü (birşeyde) olmak)

- to continue to listen carefully in the hope of getting advance warning of something

I keep my ear to the ground to see what is going to happen with the new remnants.

☼lend (someone) an ear  (kulak vermek)

- to listen to someone or to what they are saying

My friend asked me to lend him an ear and listen to his problems and events.

☼listen to (someone) with half an ear  (yarım yamalak dinlemek)

- to not listen carefully to someone

I listened to news with half an ear while I was reading my papers.

☼make a silk purse out of a sow's ear  (eğri cetvelden doğru çizgi çıkmaz)

- to create something of value out of something of no value

Ajdar is a terrible singer and he will never become better. You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

☼out of earshot  (——)

- too far from a sound/voice to hear it

She was out of earshot when her parents began to talk about her grades.

☼out on one's ear  (kapının önüne koymak)

- to be forced to (unwillingly) leave one's job/organization/home

I could not pay my rent for two months; because of this, I was quickly out on my ear.

☼play by ear  (kulaktan dolma)

- to play a musical instrument by remembering the tune and not by reading the music

I learned to play the guitar by ear when I was 13.

☼play it by ear  (..“o zaman bakarız..”)

- to decide what to do in a certain situation when you encounter the situation, to not plan in advance for something

They do not know what time they will be back on Sunday so they should play it by ear to find a good time and place to meet.

☼prick up one's ears  (kulak kabartmak)

- to listen more carefully to something (like an animal that moves its ears up to hear better)

I quickly pricked up my ears as soon as  I heard my friends talking about me.

☼put a bug in (someone`s) ear  (—)

- to give someone an idea

I put a bug in my husband's ear when I said that I would like to go for a holiday to Antalya with him.

☼set (something) on its ear  (heyecana getirmek)

- to cause a group/organization to be excited and interested in something

The new idea set most of the team on its ear. Everyone was very excited and curious about it.

☼talk (someone's) ear off  (başının etini yemek)

- to talk to someone and bore them

The woman beside me on the bus talked my ear off during the journey to Manisa.

☼a tin ear for (something) (…kulağı olmamak)

- the inability to judge the value of music etc.

Asuman Krause has a tin ear for music and she is not a good at singing

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☼turn a deaf ear to (someone)  (kulak asmamak, tınlamamak)

- to pretend not to hear someone, to not pay attention to someone

My mother turned a deaf ear to my sister’s complaints about the meal.

☼up to one's ears/eyeballs/neck in (something)  (sırtına yük binmek)

- to have a lot of something, to be much involved/busy with something

I have been up to my ears in exams and homework for several weeks.

☼walls have ears  (yerin kulağı vardır)

- Someone may hear us.

"Walls have ears and you should think carefully about what you say about your teachers.”

☼wet behind the ears  (çömez olmak)

- to be young and inexperienced, to be new in a job or place

The man is still wet behind the ears and does not know very much about his company and job

☼be easy on the ear   (kulağa hoş gelen)

-a pleasant and relaxing sound.

When I'm driving, I like to listen to music that's easy on the ear and not too demanding.

☼be music to someone's ears (bayram etmek, etekleri zil çalmak)

-if something you hear is music to your ears, it makes you very happy.

 

The news of his resignation was music to my ears.

☼box someone's ears (kulağını çekmek)

-to hit someone, usually as a punishment.

I'll box your ears, young man, if you steal my apples again!

☼can do something on their ear (kolayca yapmak)

-if someone can do something on their ear, they can do it very easily.

 

Ask John to make it, he can bake a cake on his ear.

☼cloth ears (sağır sultan)

-something you call someone who has not heard something you said.

Hey, cloth ears, I asked if you wanted a cup of coffee.

☼(someone's) ears are flapping  (kulak misafirleri var)

 

-something that you say when you think that someone is listening to your private conversation.

 

She can't talk now. Ears are flapping.

☼have a word in someone's ear  (gözünü korkutmak)

-to talk to someone privately, especially in order to give them advice or a warning.

His boss had a word in his ear after the meeting and I don't think he'll be raising the subject again.

☼have big ears (kulak misafiri olmak)

-to listen to other people's private conversations.

 

Don't talk so loudly unless you want everyone to know. Jane has big ears you know.

☼have half an ear on something  (yarım kulakla dinlemek)

-to listen to something without giving it all your attention.

 

 I had half an ear on the match on the TV as my mother was talking to me.

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-to be prepared to hear someone or something.

 

 She is working on new songs, so keep an ear out for those.

☼make a pig's ear of something/doing something  (bir çuval inciri berbat etmek)

-to do something very badly.

 

Sally made a right pig's ear of putting those shelves up.

☼pin back your ears (kulak kesilmek)

-to listen carefully to something.

Pin back your ears - he could be about to say something important. (often an order)

☼send someone away with a flea in their ear (başından atmak)

-to angrily tell someone to go away.

 

A beggar came asking for money but they sent her away with a flea in her ear.

☼turn something on its ear   (çığır açmak)

-to change a type of activity in a surprising and exciting way.

 

He's turned the art world on its ear — natural talent like his comes along only once in a lifetime

 

☼make a pig’s ear out of  (eline yüzüne bulaştırmak)

 

-to try to make something better than now, but fail and make it worse than now.

I tried to make a cake for the first time in his birthday; but I made a pig’s ear out of it.

☼Up to one’s ears in (başı dertte olmak/aşırı derecede meşgul olmak)

-to be deeply involved in something

I am up to my ears in debt.

☼to be out on one’s ear  (şutlanmak)

-to be forced to leave a place because something wrong has been done.

My boss said that: “You must work harder than this otherwise you will be out on your ear”

☼to close/shut your ears to something  (kulaklarını tıkamak)

-refuse to listen to bad or unpleasant news or events.

Please listen to me! Don’t shut your ears to my warnings! You’ll be in trouble.

 

☼to keep one's ears open  (gözünü açık tutmak)

-to listen in order to find out what is happening.                                                                                  

Please keep your ears open for anything unusual like an attack.