- put a bug in someone's ear
- idi put a bug in someone's ear, to give someone a subtle suggestion
From formal English to slang. 2014.
put a bug in someone's ear
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put a bug in your ear — If you put a bug in someone s ear, you give him or her a reminder or suggestion relating to a future event … The small dictionary of idiomes
bug in one's ear — {n. phr.}, {informal} A hint; secret information given to someone to make him act; idea. * /I saw Mary at the jeweler s admiring the diamond pin; I ll put a bug in Henry s ear./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bug in one's ear — {n. phr.}, {informal} A hint; secret information given to someone to make him act; idea. * /I saw Mary at the jeweler s admiring the diamond pin; I ll put a bug in Henry s ear./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bug\ in\ one's\ ear — n. phr. informal A hint; secret information given to someone to make him act; idea. I saw Mary at the jeweler s admiring the diamond pin; I ll put a bug in Henry s ear … Словарь американских идиом
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