- put a bug in my ear
- told me secretly, a little bird told me
"Who told you I need a wallet?" "Mom put a bug in my ear."
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put a bug in my ear
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put a bug in your ear — If you put a bug in someone s ear, you give him or her a reminder or suggestion relating to a future event … The small dictionary of idiomes
put\ a\ bug\ in\ one's\ ear — • put a bug in one s ear • put a flea in one s ear See: bug in one s ear … Словарь американских идиом
put a bug in someone's ear — idi put a bug in someone s ear, to give someone a subtle suggestion … From formal English to slang
put a bug in one's ear — or[put a flea in one s ear] See: BUG IN ONE S EAR … Dictionary of American idioms
put a bug in one's ear — or[put a flea in one s ear] See: BUG IN ONE S EAR … Dictionary of American idioms
bug — bug1 [ bʌg ] noun * ▸ 1 insect ▸ 2 infectious illness ▸ 3 computer/program fault ▸ 4 for secret listening ▸ 5 sudden enthusiasm ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count INFORMAL an insect: There were bugs crawling all over the kitchen floor. 2. ) count INFORMAL an … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bug — bug1 /bug/, n., v., bugged, bugging. n. 1. Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect. 2. (loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate. 3. Informal. any microorganism, esp. a virus: He was laid up for a week by an… … Universalium
put a bug in one's ear — deceive, arouse suspicion … English contemporary dictionary
put\ a\ flea\ in\ one's\ ear — • put a bug in one s ear • put a flea in one s ear See: bug in one s ear … Словарь американских идиом
bug — [[t]bʌg[/t]] n. v. bugged, bug•ging 1) ent Also called true bug any insect of the order Hemiptera, characterized by sucking mouthparts and thickened, leathery forewings. 2) ent (loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate 3) inf Informal. any… … From formal English to slang
