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It's what the page of a book looks like when you turn the corner down - you say that the page is "dog-eared." It should also be noted there is a similar-sounding expression, "dog years"-- which refers to an erroneous (but widely believed) claim about how dogs age: it is believed by many that one human year equals seven dog years.
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What is the meaning of cute as a bug's ear?
It just means that something is cute. The idiom makes little sense since bugs do not have ears.
What is the origin of the idiom These walls have ears?
Palestinian and Persian
What is the idiom meaning of to be?
"To be" is not an idiom - it's a verb.
What is the meaning of the idiom to hound someone?
A hound is a hunting dog. If you "hound" someone, you can also be said to "dog" them -- it means you hunt them tirelessly, following after them and usually bothering them.
Where does the idiom pin your ears back come from?
From the sport of wrestling.
What is an idiom meaning working like crazy?
working like a dog
What is the meaning of cute as a bug's ear?
It just means that something is cute. The idiom makes little sense since bugs do not have ears.
What does the idiom - To have something between the ears - mean?
It means to be intelligent. The brain is between the ears.
What is the origin of the idiom These walls have ears?
Palestinian and Persian
How do you write the ears of a dog as a possessive pronoun?
The term 'ears of a dog' is 'a dog's ears'.
What is the idiom meaning of to be?
"To be" is not an idiom - it's a verb.
What is the meaning of the idiom to hound someone?
A hound is a hunting dog. If you "hound" someone, you can also be said to "dog" them -- it means you hunt them tirelessly, following after them and usually bothering them.
Where does the idiom pin your ears back come from?
From the sport of wrestling.
What does the idiom pick up your ears mean?
pay attention.
What is the meaning of the idiom 'every dog has its day'?
The popular idiom "every dog has its day" refers to the idea that everyone, regardless of wealth or previous luck, will have good things happen to them at some point. "Every dog has it's day" is another way of saying that everyone has a moment of triumph or success. The implication is that even a lowly dog has one time when everything is going it's way. The expression is a semi-quotation from Shakespeare's Hamlet: "and dog will have his day"
What is the meaning of the idiom 'pest'?
Pest is not an idiom. It's a word.
What is the meaning of the idiom as sick as a dog?
It refers to being extremely sick. The idiom compares a human's very uncomfortable illness (like the flu or a bad virus) with how ill a dog gets when it eats something it is not supposed to eat and often gets a very severe reaction.
