a flea in (one's) ear

A sharp, strident, or disconcerting reproof or rebuff. She gave me a flea in my ear over my spending habits. I'll be sure to put a flea in his ear the next time I see him!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gazsi	GAW-zhee	Hungarian
Shiva (1)	SHIV-ə (Hinduism)	Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
Kriemhild	KREEM-hilt (German)	German, Germanic Mythology
Pantaleone	pahn-tah-le-ON-e	Italian
Asenath	AS-ə-nath (English)	Biblical
Maikel	-	Dutch