set (someone) by the ears

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set (someone) by the ears

To cause (someone, generally a group of two or more people) to engage in a squabble, dispute, or altercation. The entire town was set by the ears when it was announced that a giant megastore would be replacing many of its local shops and grocery marts. Jake likes to set his classmates by the ears as a means of getting attention.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Livingston	['liviʒstən]
Betelgeuse	BEE-təl-joos (English)	Astronomy
Warin	-	Ancient Germanic
Aapo	AH:-po	Finnish
Haywood	HAY-wuwd	English
Stanislava	stah-nee-SLAH-vah (Russian)	Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic