make someone's ears sad

verb

To displease the ears of someone; to cause someone to hear music or sounds that are not to their liking.

“Your awful "song" is making my ears sad.”

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Meanings

verbmake someone's ears sad (third-person singular simple present makes someone's ears sad, present participle making someone's ears sad, simple past and past participle made someone's ears sad)

present singular third person makes someone's ears sad · participle present making someone's ears sad · participle past made someone's ears sad · past made someone's ears sad

  1. idiomaticrareTo displease the ears of someone; to cause someone to hear music or sounds that are not to their liking.

    Your awful "song" is making my ears sad.

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