coming out of one's ears



coming out of one's ears

Overabundant, more than can be managed, as in We miscalculated-new orders are coming out of our ears. [Slang; mid-1900s] Also see embarrassment of riches.
See also: coming, ear, of, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AdÉLa-Czech
Silvie-Czech
Eason[isən]
Dmitar-Croatian, Serbian
Vesna-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Shachar-Hebrew