send away with a flea in ear



send somebody away with a flea in their ear

  (British & Australian informal)
to angrily tell someone to go away A young kid came asking for money but I sent him away with a flea in his ear.
See also: away, ear, flea, send

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mensur-Bosnian
NeptuneNEP-toon (English), NEP-tyoon (English), NEP-choon (English)Roman Mythology (Anglicized)
GeroltKHAY-rawltDutch
FabianFAH-bee-ahn (German, Dutch), FAH-byahn (Polish), FAY-bee-ən (English)German, Dutch, Polish, History
Minakomee-nah-koJapanese
ŽElimir-Croatian, Serbian