put a bug in someone's ear

Give someone a hint about something, as in Janet put a bug in her husband's ear about getting the children a dog for Christmas. This idiom presumably likens the buzzing about of an insect to a hint, although the exact analogy is not clear. [c. 1900]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hall	HAWL	English
Alcaeus	al-SEE-əs (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Pierino	pye-REE-no	Italian
Asquith	['æskwiθ]
Rankin	['ræŋkin]
Rolland	[rɔ:'læŋ]