pin someone's ears back
Defeat, overcome, punish, as in The Red Sox had their ears pinned back by the Yankees, or You'll get your ears pinned back if you're late. [c. 1940]
Words Nearby pin someone's ears back
- pinscher
- pin seal
- Pinsent
- pinsetter
- Pinsk
- pin someone's ears back
- pin spot
- pinspotter
- pinstripe
- pinstriped
- pinstriping
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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