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1 ear
• tähkä• tähkäpää• korvake• korva* * *I iə noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) korva2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) korva•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II iə noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) tähkä -
2 go in one ear and out the other
(not to make any lasting impression: I keep telling that child to work harder but my words go in one ear and out the other.) mennä yhdestä korvasta sisään ja toisesta ulosEnglish-Finnish dictionary > go in one ear and out the other
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3 pick out
• saada selville• erottaa• valikoida• valita• löytää• poimia* * *1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) valita2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) erottaa joukosta3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) tapailla sävelmää
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out on one's ear — (informal) Dismissed swiftly and without politeness • • • Main Entry: ↑ear … Useful english dictionary
be out on one's ear — ► be out on one s ear informal be dismissed ignominiously. Main Entry: ↑ear … English terms dictionary
out on one's ear — adverb fired, dismissed or thrown out, especially for some wrongdoing or otherwise with disgrace. If you are late one more time, you shall be out on your ear … Wiktionary
out on one's ear, thrown (etc.) — Emph. form of thrown out … A concise dictionary of English slang
throw one out on one’s ear — tv. to remove someone from a place forcibly. □ Straighten up, or I’ll throw you out on your ear. □ The caretaker caught us and threw us out on our ear … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
be out on one's ear — informal be dismissed ignominiously. → ear … English new terms dictionary
Out of one's own head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
be out on one's ear — informal be dismissed or ejected ignominiously … Useful english dictionary
ear — Ⅰ. ear [1] ► NOUN 1) the organ of hearing and balance in humans and other vertebrates. 2) the fleshy external part of this organ. 3) (in other animals) an organ sensitive to sound. 4) an ability to recognize and appreciate music or language. 5)… … English terms dictionary
To be out of one's head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ear — 1. n. 1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b an organ sensitive to sound in other animals. 2 the faculty for discriminating sounds (an ear for music). 3 an ear shaped thing, esp. the handle… … Useful english dictionary
