bend someone's ear
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bend someone's ear (third-person singular simple present bends someone's ear, present participle bending someone's ear, simple past and past participle bent someone's ear)
- (idiomatic) To bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person.
- Sorry to bend your ear with the whole story, but I think you ought to know.
- (idiomatic) To call someone's attention to an important matter.
- I managed to bend his ear about the current crisis. I hope he will act now.
- (reflexive) To put a hand behind one's ear and cup it around so as to hear better.
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talk too long
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