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1 ear
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.) øre2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) hørsel, gehør•- 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.) aksøreIsubst. \/ɪə\/1) øre2) (musikk, språk) gehør, øre, sans3) øre, hank, (feste)flens4) ( i avis) rammeannonse, rammeoppslagbe all ears ( hverdagslig) være lutter ørefeel one's ears burning bli varm om ørene ( overført) føle på seg at noen snakker om engain somebody's ear få noen til å lytte (til seg)give one's ears to\/for something gi\/betale hva som helst for noegive somebody a thick ear klappe til noen, gi noen en skikkelig ørefikgive a willing ear to lytte til, låne øre tilhave an ear for music eller have an ear for rhythm ha gehør, rytmefølelse, rytmesans, ha øre for musikk, være musikalskhave somebody's ear ha innflytelse, ha en persons oppmerksomhethave\/keep an\/one's ear to the ground holde seg godt informert, ha et åpent øre for hva som rører seg i tidenincline one's ear to something (villig) lytte til\/på, låne øre til noemake a pig's ear of something se ➢ pig, 1on my ear (irsk, kun om 1. person entall) småfullplay by ear ( om musikkstykke) spille etter gehøret\/hukommelsen, spille uten noter (overført, også play it by ear) føle seg frem, ta ting som de kommerpull somebody's ear eller pull somebody by the ear dra noen i øret, klype noen i øretring in someone's ears ringe i ørene på noen, gi gjenlyd\/gjenklang hos noenstop one's ears holde for ørene ( overført) vende det døve øret tilturn a deaf ear to vende det døve øret tilup to one's ears with something opp til ørene med noeIIsubst. \/ɪə\/( botanikk) aksbe in the ear stå i aksIIIverb \/ɪə\/( botanikk) danne aks, sette aks -
2 pig
piɡ 1. noun1) (a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon: He keeps pigs.) gris, svin2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person: You pig!) gris, svin(epels)•- piggy2. adjective(like a pig's: piggy eyes.) grise-, svine-- piglet- piggyback
- pigheaded
- pigheadedness
- pigskin
- pigsty
- pigswill
- pigtail
- pigs might flygris--------svinIsubst. \/pɪɡ\/1) gris, svin2) (hverdagslig, om person) grådigper, egoist3) råjernsblokk, barre, blokk4) rørrenser, rensebørste, skraper5) ( slang) snut, purk (politi)in a pig's eye (amer.) den må du lenger ut på landet medmake a pig of oneself forspise seg, kaste i segmake a pig's ear of something lage en salig røre av noe, rote noe skikkelig tilpig in a poke katta i sekkenpigs might fly! og det vil du jeg skal tro!, ja, særlig!pig's wash se ➢ pigwashsqueal like a stuck pig hyle som en stukken grissweat like a pig svette som bare detIIverb \/pɪɡ\/1) ( hverdagslig) spise for mye2) få grisungerpig it\/together bo (klumpet sammen) som svinpig out forspise seg, kaste i seg -
3 sow
I səu past tense - sowed; verb1) (to scatter over, or put in, the ground: I sowed lettuce in this part of the garden.) så2) (to plant seed over: This field has been sown with wheat.) såII noun(a female pig.) purke, suggepurkeIsubst. \/saʊ\/1) purke, sugge, so2) ( mekanikk) råjernsbarretake\/get the wrong sow by the ear slå ned på feil person komme til feil adresseyou can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear man kan ikke få talg av en trebukkII1) så, så ut, så til2) ( overført) så, spreas a man sows, so shall he reap som man sår, høster mansow one's wild oats løpe hornene av seg, rase fra segsow the seeds of hatred så et hatets frø, så hatsow the wind and reap the whirlwind ( overført) som man sår, høster man
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make a pig's ear of — see ↑pig1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ear * * * Brit., informal handle ineptly * * * make a pig s ear (out) of Brit informal : to do or manage something badly He has made a pig s ear of his reelection campaign … Useful english dictionary
make a pig's ear — If you make a pig s ear of something, you make a mess of it … The small dictionary of idiomes
make a pig's ear out of — make a pig s ear (out) of Brit informal : to do or manage something badly He has made a pig s ear of his reelection campaign. • • • Main Entry: ↑pig … Useful english dictionary
make a pig's ear of something — make a pig s ear of (something/doing something) British, informal to do something very badly. Tim made a right pig s ear of putting those shelves up … New idioms dictionary
make a pig's ear of doing something — make a pig s ear of (something/doing something) British, informal to do something very badly. Tim made a right pig s ear of putting those shelves up … New idioms dictionary
make a pig's ear of — (something/doing something) British, informal to do something very badly. Tim made a right pig s ear of putting those shelves up … New idioms dictionary
make a pig's ear of something — make a pig’s ear of something british spoken phrase to do something very badly Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something badlysynonym Main entry: pig … Useful english dictionary
make a pig's ear of Brit. — make a pig s ear of Brit. informal handle ineptly. → pig … English new terms dictionary
make a pig's ear of — ► make a pig s ear of Brit. informal handle ineptly. Main Entry: ↑pig … English terms dictionary
make a pig's ear (out) of something — make a ˈpig s ear (out) of sth idiom (BrE, informal) to do sth badly; to make a mess of sth Main entry: ↑pigidiom … Useful english dictionary
make a pig's ear of — If you make a pig s ear of something, you do a task or a chore very badly or make a complete mess of it. Gary offered to paint the kitchen but he made a pig s ear of it … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions