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
Aninaah-NEE-nahGerman
YÊN-Vietnamese
Sybillesee-BI-lə (German)German, French
LluÍS-Catalan
OscarAHS-kər (English)English, Irish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, Irish My
Lubbert-Frisian