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Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Put a bug/flea in someone's ear

Hi

I believe that I have seen both idioms at some point in time in my life. I want to know how common they are in everyday English.

Put a bug in someone's ear (AmE) = give a hint or suggestion

Put a flea in someone's ear (BrE) = scold severely

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom Put a bug in someone's ear (AmE) = give a hint or suggestion Not common, but generally understood, I'd say. It means to give someone a nagging idea in the hope that they will be moved to act on it.

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  • Mr.
  • Tom Put a bug in someone's ear (AmE) = give a hint or suggestion Not common, but generally understood, I'd say.
  • It means to give someone a nagging idea in the hope that they will be moved to act on it.
  • Mr.
  • Tom Put a flea in someone's ear (BrE) = scold severely I think you have this wrong, but I'll let a Brit answer.
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Mr. TomPut a bug in someone's ear (AmE) = give a hint or suggestion

Not common, but generally understood, I'd say. It means to give someone a nagging idea in the hope that they will be moved to act on it.

Mr. TomPut a flea in someone's ear (BrE) = scold severely

I think you have this wrong, but I'll let a Brit answ

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