donkey's ears
The phrase 'donkey's ears' is a British idiomatic expression originating from rhyming slang, where 'ears' rhymes with 'years,' referring to a long period of time.
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Definition
B2British English
(idiomatic, informal)A very long period of time.
Example
- I haven't seen her in donkey's ears!
C1Military
(slang, technical)A pair of scissor binoculars.
C1Bookbinding
(technical)Corners of book pages folded outward, resembling the ears of a donkey.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "donkey's ears":
mule's eardonkey dickhare's earrabbit earspig's earbunny earslion's earlamb's earselephant earburnt eardead donkeyall earshorse's assthick eardonkey punchjelly earhave one's ears pinned back