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
Prune-French
Danielius-Lithuanian
Yordan-Bulgarian
DannyDAN-eeEnglish
Baise[beiz]
Amedeo-Italian