burn someone's ears

verb

To cause blushing of someone's ears due to strong embarrassment.

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Meanings

verbburn someone's ears (third-person singular simple present burns someone's ears, present participle burning someone's ears, simple past and past participle burned someone's ears or burnt someone's ears)

present singular third person burns someone's ears · participle present burning someone's ears · participle past burned someone's ears · past burned someone's ears · participle past burnt someone's ears · past burnt someone's ears

  1. idiomaticTo cause blushing of someone's ears due to strong embarrassment.
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Chicago

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