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1 give someone a thick ear
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2 thick
adj. dik; dicht; vol; dicht opeen; domoor; vriendelijk--------adv. dicht op elkaar; in overdaad; in een dikke laag--------n. dichtste/drukste/actiefste gedeelte, drukte, middenthick1[ θik] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 〈 voornamelijk the〉dichtste/drukste/actiefste gedeelte ⇒ drukte, midden♦voorbeelden:in the thick of the mob • midden in de massabe in the thick of it • er midden in zitten————————thick21 dik ⇒ breed 〈 lijn〉; vet 〈 lettertype〉; zwaar(gebouwd); (op)gezwollen; onduidelijk, dubbel 〈 tong〉2 dik/dicht ⇒ 〈+with〉 dicht bezet/bezaaid/opeengepakt (met), druk; 〈+with〉 vol (van/met), overvloedig; weinig vloeibaar/doorzichtig; mistig, betrokken 〈 weer〉♦voorbeelden:two inches thick • twee inch dikthick type • vette lettera voice thick with sleep • een slaperige stem2 thick on the ground • dik gezaaid, zeer talrijk/frequenta thick head • een houten kopthe crowd grew thicker • er kwam voortdurend meer volk bijthe sky was thick with planes • de lucht zag zwart van vliegtuigenvery thick with • dik bevriend met6 a bit thick • nogal/al te krasget the thick end of the stick • aan het kortste eind trekkenhave a thick skin • een olifantshuid hebbenhe has a thick skull • hij is traag van begriplay it on thick • f overdrijven————————thick3〈 bijwoord〉1 dik ⇒ breed; vet; onduidelijk2 dik/dicht ⇒ dicht opeengepakt/op elkaar; talrijk, overvloedig♦voorbeelden:blows came thick and fast • het regende slagen
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thick ear — noun (informal) A swollen ear, usu a result of a blow administered as punishment • • • Main Entry: ↑thick … Useful english dictionary
thick ear — Noun. A slap around the head, often used as an idle threat. E.g. If you don t come down here and do the washing up, I ll give you a thick ear. Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
Thick ear — a beating … Dictionary of Australian slang
thick ear — Australian Slang a beating … English dialects glossary
a thick ear — (informal) A blow on the ear, by way of chastisement • • • Main Entry: ↑ear * * * a thick ear Brit informal : the punishment of being hit on the side of the head He threatened to give him a thick ear. [=(US) to slap him upside the head] • • •… … Useful english dictionary
give someone (or get) a thick ear Brit. — give someone (or get) a thick ear Brit. informal punish someone (or be punished) with a blow on the ear. → thick … English new terms dictionary
give somebody a thick ear — give sb/get a thick ˈear idiom (BrE, informal) to hit sb/be hit on the head as a punishment • You ll get a thick ear if you re not careful! Main entry: ↑thickidiom … Useful english dictionary
give get a thick ear — give sb/get a thick ˈear idiom (BrE, informal) to hit sb/be hit on the head as a punishment • You ll get a thick ear if you re not careful! Main entry: ↑thickidiom … Useful english dictionary
give someone a thick ear — british informal phrase to hit someone hard on the side of the head Thesaurus: hit with the hand or a weaponhyponym to attack a person or objectsynonym Main entry: thick … Useful english dictionary
ear — W2S2 [ıə US ır] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of your body)¦ 2¦(hearing)¦ 3¦(grain)¦ 4 smile/grin etc from ear to ear 5 6 a sympathetic ear 7 close/shut your ears to something … Dictionary of contemporary English
thick — thick1 W2S2 [θık] adj comparative thicker superlative thickest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not thin)¦ 2¦(measurement)¦ 3¦(trees/bushes etc)¦ 4¦(smoke/cloud etc)¦ 5¦(liquid)¦ 6¦(hair/fur)¦ 7¦(stupid)¦ 8¦(vo … Dictionary of contemporary English