third ear

American  

noun

1. intuition.

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Example Sentences

But ever since the dawn of Hollywood, there have been enthusiasts for these modern Wagners and Mozarts, moviegoers who developed a third ear to keenly listen to and appreciate this exciting new music playing under dialogue and sound effects, music that gets pejoratively labeled as “background” but which, for us, is the lifeblood and spiritual soul of cinema.

From Los Angeles Times

The displacement is from home, and the loss is of time, and I could feel that double-dream of homesickness and a time-sickness being funneled directly into my third ear at Numero Twenty through the music of the Hated, a clamorous hardcore-punk band from the relative quiet of our shared hometown, Annapolis, Md.

From Washington Post

The company, now called Third Ear, proposed hiring a Hispanic and a non-Hispanic influencer to get around ad blockers and reach both groups.

From Seattle Times

“The biggest thing that helped us to gain confidence in our staff was watching other staff members get vaccinated, be OK, walk out of the room, you know, not grow a third ear, and so that really is like an avalanche,” said Dr. Catherine O’Neal, chief medical officer.

From Seattle Times

That December while in Houston for the holidays, I sought out a third ear, nose and throat specialist.

From Los Angeles Times