ears are burning, one's

Be disconcerted by what one hears, especially when one is being talked about. For example, Were your ears burning? Jim was telling us about your exploits. Similarly, make one's ears burn means "to embarrass," as in Mom's stories about us as babies make my ears burn. These expressions allude to one's ears turning red from blushing.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Francisca	frahn-THEES-kah (Spanish), frahn-SEES-kah (Latin American Spanish), frən-SEESH-kə (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman
Edvige	-	Italian
Flavius	-	Ancient Roman
Eli (1)	EE-lie (English)	English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Randolph	RAN-dahlf	English
Ripley	RIP-lee	English (Rare)