0
Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Have the ear of someone

0and he appears to 01u00have the ear of02u00 Steve Jobs himself (01b00not in the 01i00Blue Velvet02i00 sense02b00, of course). 02br
02br
00Does this mean he has lots of chances to talk to Steve Jobs?02br
02br
00If you have time, could you tell me what the bold part mean?02br
02br
00Thanks02br
00LiJ0-
  

Top answer

1blockquote 01cite 10Liveinjapan12cite 12br 10and he appears to 11u 10have the ear of12u 10 Steve Jobs himself (11b 10not in the 11i 10Blue Velvet12i 10 sense12b 10, of course). 12br 12br 10Does this mean he has lots of chances to talk to Steve Jobs? 12b 12br 12br 10If you have time, could you tell me what the bold part mean?

  • 1blockquote 01cite 10Liveinjapan12cite 12br 10and he appears to 11u 10have the ear of12u 10 Steve Jobs himself (11b 10not in the 11i 10Blue Velvet12i 10 sense12b 10, of course).
  • 12br 12br 10Does this mean he has lots of chances to talk to Steve Jobs?
  • 12b 12br 12br 10If you have time, could you tell me what the bold part mean?
  • 11b 10Sorry, just guessing.
  • This has to be an allusion to the movie, which I haven't seen, but suspect might compare to the movie "**** for Life," in which Vincent cuts off his ear.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

10 Answers
0
1blockquote
01cite10Liveinjapan12cite12br
10and he appears to 11u10have the ear of12u10 Steve Jobs himself (11b10not in the 11i10Blue Velvet12i10 sense12b10, of course). 12br
12br
10Does this mean he has lots of chances to talk to Steve Jobs? 11b10e
0
0Thanks, Avangi.02br
02br
00It's interesting that this article has an extra explanation for what it says. 02br
02br
00I think your guess is right on the money.0-
0
0I meant to add that having someone's ear means not only that you can talk to them, but also that they 01i01u00listen02u02i00 to you. (You were too quick for me.)0-
0
1blockquote
01cite10Avangi12cite12br
10I meant to add that having someone's ear means not only that you can talk to them, but also that they 11i11u10listen12u12i10 to you. (You were too quick for me.)12br
12br
12blockquote
10OK, thanks, Avangi.0-
0
0 to have 01b00some influence02b00 over someone0-
0
1blockquote
01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10influence12blockquote
10I needed this word. Now I realize Avangi's second post implys about the same.02br
02br
00Thanks, Marius.0-
0
0200 years ago, Jane Austen would have said 02br
01b00interest02b00 instead of 01b00influence 02b0-
0
0I couldn't fix my typo. (implys-->implies)02br
02br
00The editor doesn't properly get what I wrote.02br
02br
00EDIT: I see, the system was synchronizing two members posts. That's why this happned.02br
02br
00Thanks again, Marius.0-
0
0 I think it's not the editor, but the server, which is a bit slow. You need to wait a bit to see the result of your postings. 0-

Related Questions