coming out of our ears

coming out of our ears
having too many, having too much
  

Everybody brought salad. We had salad coming out of our ears!


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  • have something coming out of your ears — informal phrase to have a lot of something, or more of it than you need We have information coming out of our ears and we just need time to sift through it. Thesaurus: to have a particular quality or thingsynonym Main entry: ear * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • have something coming out of your ears — informal to have a lot of something, or more of it than you need We have information coming out of our ears and we just need time to sift through it …   English dictionary

  • up to my ears — have too many, coming out of our ears    You re selling books? I m up to my ears in books! …   English idioms

  • ear — [ ır ] noun *** 1. ) count one of the two parts at the sides of your head that you hear with: He whispered something in her ear. 2. ) singular the ability to hear and judge sounds: She has a very good ear for music. 3. ) count the part at the top …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • up the wahoozey — a lot, more than needed, coming out of our ears    The Burnsides are so rich they have money up the wahoozey! …   English idioms

  • 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

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