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* '''bite ... his ear''' → in Pietro Mascagni's opera ''Cavalleria Rusticana'', Turiddu bites Alfio’s ear to challenge him over a woman → was this role sung by John Sullivan? → [[rollsrights]] | * '''bite ... his ear''' → in Pietro Mascagni's opera ''Cavalleria Rusticana'', Turiddu bites Alfio’s ear to challenge him over a woman → was this role sung by John Sullivan? → [[rollsrights]] | ||
− | *''' | + | *'''earwig:''' in popular superstition earwigs bite peoples ears, though in fact they don't; also, to ''ear-wig'' is to eavesdrop on a conversation |
Latest revision as of 09:35, 17 April 2011
- to bite one's ear: (slang) to borrow money
- bite ... his ear → in Pietro Mascagni's opera Cavalleria Rusticana, Turiddu bites Alfio’s ear to challenge him over a woman → was this role sung by John Sullivan? → rollsrights
- earwig: in popular superstition earwigs bite peoples ears, though in fact they don't; also, to ear-wig is to eavesdrop on a conversation