1 (Anat) ear
MODISMOS aguzar las orejas to prick up one's ears
MODISMOS calentar las orejas a algn
(=pegar) to box sb's ears
(=irritar) to get on sb's nerves
(=despachar) to send sb away with a flea in his ear *
MODISMOS chafar la oreja to have a kip *
MODISMOS descubrir o enseñar la oreja
(=traicionarse) to give o.s. away, show one's true colours
(=aparecer) to show up
MODISMOS con las orejas gachas with one's tail between one's legs, crestfallen
MODISMOS estar hasta las orejas de algo to be up to one's ears o eyes in sth *
MODISMOS hacer orejas to listen to sense, see sense
MODISMOS hacer orejas de mercader to turn a deaf ear
MODISMOS pegar la oreja (en algo) to eavesdrop (on sth), listen in (on o to sth)
MODISMOS planchar oreja ** →
chafar la oreja
MODISMOS ponerle a algn las orejas coloradas to embarrass sb
MODISMOS sonreír de oreja a oreja (con alegría)
to beam, (con autosatisfacción)
to grin from ear to ear
MODISMOS verle las orejas al lobo to get a sudden fright
MODISMOS vérsele la oreja a algn * se le ve la oreja you can see his little game *
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