"flea in your ear" 怎么发音
expression
FLEE-in-yer-EER
flee-in-YAW-eer
释义
To give someone a strong warning or tell them off sharply, usually because they did something wrong or made a mistake.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈfɫi/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈiɹ/, /ˈɪɹ
英式英语
flˈiː/ /ˈɪn/ /jˈɔː/ /ˈiə
简化发音
美式
FLEE-in-yer-EER
英式
flee-in-YAW-eer
语境中听
My teacher gave me a flea in my ear for forgetting my homework.
He left the meeting with a real flea in his ear after arguing with his boss.
If you come home late again, you'll get a flea in your ear from your parents.
After that email, I definitely got a flea in my ear from my manager.