cloth ears
noun
UKinformaluk/ˌklɒθ ˈɪəz/us/ˈklɑːθ ˈɪrz/have cloth ears(alsohave a cloth ear)
to not have theabilitytoappreciate(= toenjoyand make goodjudgmentsabout)musicor the way that wordssound:
Are you saying that the seven millionfanswhoboughtthisalbumhaveclothears?
[singular]
aninsultingword for apersonwho does nothearorunderstandwell:
Go on,clothears,openthebox!
I've told himtwiceand he still doesn't get it. What aclothears!
Using the ears
- attend
- auditory
- aural
- aurally
- be all earsidiom
- catch
- conductive
- ears are flappingidiom
- eavesdropper
- grommet
- hark
- hark atsomeone!idiom
- hearsomeoneout
- lend an earidiom
- listen
- listen up
- mishear
- pin
- prick(something)up
- sensorineural
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Stupid and silly people
Not paying attention