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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Clotilde	klo-TEELD (French)	French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Lisandro	ee-SAHN-dro	Spanish
Anila	-	Indian, Hindi
Widald	-	Ancient Germanic
Minoru	mee-no-ṙoo	Japanese
Nilam	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi