медведь на ухо наступил
Russian
editEtymology
editLiterally, “a bear trod on someone's ear”.
Pronunciation
editPhrase
editмедве́дь на у́хо наступи́л • (medvédʹ na úxo nastupíl)
- said of someone who is tone-deaf and has no ear for music [with dative ‘person who is tone-deaf’]
- Ему́ медве́дь на у́хо наступи́л. ― Jemú medvédʹ na úxo nastupíl. ― He has Van Gogh's ear for music.