pin someone's ears back



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]
See also: back, ear, pin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SuzySOO-zeeEnglish
DÁNielDAH-nee-el (Hungarian)Hungarian, Faroese
GueniÈVre-French
AndersAHN-desh (Swedish), AHN-ders (Swedish, Danish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Proinsias-Irish
SigurdSEE-gurd (Swedish)Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Norse Mythology