get ears pinned back



get one's ears pinned back

Fig. to experience a severe scolding. Jimmy was ordered to report to the principal's office and got his ears pinned back.
See also: back, ear, get, pin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hood[hud]
Christinkris-TEEN (Swedish, German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Siti-Malay, Indonesian
Mordred-Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Hertha['hɜ:θə]
AnkeAHN-kəLow German, Dutch