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
SydSIDEnglish
WiesŁAwVYE-swahfPolish
Petronilla-Italian, Late Roman
Yehoram-Biblical Hebrew
AsbjÖRn-Swedish
AnaÏSa-na-EES (French)Occitan, Catalan, French