| 词汇 | puts a bug in their ear |
| 释义 | (redirected from puts a bug in their ear)put a bug in (one's) earTo speak to one in order to impart some particular information, suggestion, hint, or warning. I've been putting a bug in his ear for months about what I wanted for my birthday, but he was totally clueless when the day came. They weren't listening to me, so I asked my boss to put a word in their ear about the importance of meeting this deadline. put a bug in someone's earGive someone a hint about something, as in Janet put a bug in her husband's ear about getting the children a dog for Christmas. This idiom presumably likens the buzzing about of an insect to a hint, although the exact analogy is not clear. [c. 1900] put a bug in (someone's) earInformal To impart useful information to (another) in a subtle, discreet way. |
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