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had one's ears pinned back

had one's ears pinned back is the simple past and past participle of have one's ears pinned back.

Meaning of have one's ears pinned back

Verb

have one's ears pinned back (third-person singular simple present has one's ears pinned back, present participle having one's ears pinned back, simple past and past participle had one's ears pinned back)

  1. (idiomatic) To be strongly scolded, reprimanded or admonished.
  2. (idiomatic) To be soundly defeated.

Questions about had one's ears pinned back

What is had one's ears pinned back the simple past and past participle of?
Had one's ears pinned back is the simple past and past participle of have one's ears pinned back.

Words near had one's ears pinned back in the dictionary

  1. had one's cake and ate it too
  2. had one's cake and eaten it too
  3. had one's ducks in a row
  4. had one's ears lowered
  5. had one's ears on
  6. had one's ears pinned back
  7. had one's eye on
  8. had one's fill
  9. had one's finger on the pulse
  10. had one's finger on the trigger
  11. had one's fingers all thumbs

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