flea in (someone's) ear
резкое замечание, раздражающий ответ, отпор
Our boss sent the manager away with a flea in his ear about changing the schedule.
Другие идиомы:
- have an ear out for (something)
- in one ear and out the other
- get an earful
- believe one's ears
- listen to (someone) with half an ear
- all ears
- grin from ear to ear
- set (something) on its ear
- smile from ear to ear
- ears are burning
- lend (someone) an ear
- tin ear for (something)
- out of earshot
- talk (someone's) ear off
- ears become red