up on (one's) ear



up on (one's) ear

1. Angry or frustrated. Primarily heard in US. Please don't get up on your ear, I really didn't mean to upset you.
2. Showing effort. Primarily heard in US. Wow, you really got up on your ear and did a lot of work today!
See also: ear, on, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shui-Chinese
Gennaro-Italian
Tariro-Southern African, Shona
Serafinase-rah-FEE-nah (Polish)Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Polish
Persis-Biblical, Biblical Greek
Royse-Medieval English