are your ears burning?



are your ears burning?

A rhetorical question addressed to someone who was not present for a conversation about which he or she was the subject. Oh, Marty! We were just talking about your new play. Are your ears burning?
See also: ear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Cila-Slovene, Croatian
Etsukoe-tsoo-koJapanese
KistiÑE-Basque
Ipatiy-Russian (Rare)
Pavli-Albanian
Auld[ɔ:ld]