Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have one's ears pinned back

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
have one's ears pinned back
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
1
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be strongly scolded, reprimanded or admonished.

verb

To be soundly defeated.

Inflected Forms

has one's ears pinned back (present, singular) having one's ears pinned back (participle, present) had one's ears pinned back (participle, past) had one's ears pinned back (past)

Questions

What does have one's ears pinned back mean?
To be strongly scolded, reprimanded or admonished.

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