pin someone's ears back

Defeat, overcome, punish, as in The Red Sox had their ears pinned back by the Yankees, or You'll get your ears pinned back if you're late. [c. 1940]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dugald	-	Scottish
Mahalia	-	English
Remus	REE-məs (English)	Roman Mythology, Romanian
Owen (1)	O-ən (English)	Welsh, English
Thea	TE-ah (German), THEE-ə (English)	German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, English
Terpsichore	-	Greek Mythology