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- pin someone's ears back
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]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Eurwen | | - | Welsh |
| Fridumar | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| Nanako | | nah-nah-ko | Japanese |
| Zedekiah | | ze-də-KIE-ə (English) | Biblical |
| Boos | | - | Biblical Greek |
| Eunice | | YOO-nis (English) | Biblical, English, Biblical Latin |