Bend someone's ear
Idiomatic translations of "Bend someone's ear"
Danish
at snakke fanden et øre af
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Danish
at snakke/tale som et vandfald
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French
Rebattre les oreilles (de quelqu'un)
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German
jemanden vollquatschen
Greek
του τρώω τ’ αυτιά
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Italian
Far venire il latte alle ginocchia
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Portuguese
falar pelos cotovelos
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Russian
Трезвонить без умолку
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Serbian
probiti uši nekome
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Meanings of "Bend someone's ear"
English
To talk to someone at great length or to ask for a favour(s). Talking can be in person or on a phone. When you bend someone's ear that usually means there is a negative connotation in that you talked far too long.
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English
to talk to someone for a long time
Example: . I dread it every time that woman calls me on the
telephone because she bends my ear about how her
children don’t appreciate her.
Russian
надоедать кому-л. скучным разговором; прожужжать кому-л. все уши.