virgin ears



virgin ears

Said of a person who is or seems particularly young or innocent (and thus has not been exposed to much profanity or other inappropriate talk). I can't curse in front of him—he's 10 years old and still has virgin ears! Please go upstairs—the story I'm about to tell Is not meant for virgin ears.
See also: ear, virgin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Athanasiusath-ə-NAY-shəs (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Martinomahr-TEE-noItalian
Margarettamahr-gə-RET-əEnglish
KristopherKRIS-tə-fərEnglish
LesLES, LEZEnglish
BrentonBREN-tənEnglish