- thick ear
- Noun. A slap around the head, often used as an idle threat. E.g. "If you don't come down here and do the washing up, I'll give you a thick ear." Informal
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thick ear
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thick ear — noun (informal) A swollen ear, usu a result of a blow administered as punishment • • • Main Entry: ↑thick … Useful english dictionary
Thick ear — a beating … Dictionary of Australian slang
thick ear — Australian Slang a beating … English dialects glossary
a thick ear — (informal) A blow on the ear, by way of chastisement • • • Main Entry: ↑ear * * * a thick ear Brit informal : the punishment of being hit on the side of the head He threatened to give him a thick ear. [=(US) to slap him upside the head] • • •… … Useful english dictionary
give someone (or get) a thick ear Brit. — give someone (or get) a thick ear Brit. informal punish someone (or be punished) with a blow on the ear. → thick … English new terms dictionary
give somebody a thick ear — give sb/get a thick ˈear idiom (BrE, informal) to hit sb/be hit on the head as a punishment • You ll get a thick ear if you re not careful! Main entry: ↑thickidiom … Useful english dictionary
give get a thick ear — give sb/get a thick ˈear idiom (BrE, informal) to hit sb/be hit on the head as a punishment • You ll get a thick ear if you re not careful! Main entry: ↑thickidiom … Useful english dictionary
give someone a thick ear — british informal phrase to hit someone hard on the side of the head Thesaurus: hit with the hand or a weaponhyponym to attack a person or objectsynonym Main entry: thick … Useful english dictionary
ear — W2S2 [ıə US ır] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of your body)¦ 2¦(hearing)¦ 3¦(grain)¦ 4 smile/grin etc from ear to ear 5 6 a sympathetic ear 7 close/shut your ears to something … Dictionary of contemporary English
thick — thick1 W2S2 [θık] adj comparative thicker superlative thickest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not thin)¦ 2¦(measurement)¦ 3¦(trees/bushes etc)¦ 4¦(smoke/cloud etc)¦ 5¦(liquid)¦ 6¦(hair/fur)¦ 7¦(stupid)¦ 8¦(vo … Dictionary of contemporary English
