Idiom | to bend someone's ear |
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Definition | to talk to someone (for a long time) in order to get them to do what you want; to bore someone with a long monologue |
Examples | - I hate going to meetings with him. He always comes up to me afterwards and tries to bend my ear. - There's no point trying to bend my ear. I've made up my mind. - He bent my ear for a few hours and showed me all around his huge shop. - I once had my ear bent at length by a distinguished Russian writer, who was outraged by some very famous English versions from Russian poets. |
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