bend someone's ear
The idiom "bend someone's ear" is used to describe lengthy conversations, often where one person is speaking at length to another, sometimes tediously.
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Definition
B2Conversation
(informal, idiomatic)To talk to someone for a long time, often in a way that is boring or unwelcome.
Example
- He bent my ear for hours about his new project.
B2Attention
(informal, idiomatic)To seek someone's attention to discuss or complain about something important.
Example
- She bent his ear about the issues at work, hoping he would take action.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "bend someone's ear":
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