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had someone's ear

had someone's ear is the simple past and past participle of have someone's ear.

Meaning of have someone's ear

Verb

have someone's ear (third-person singular simple present has someone's ear, present participle having someone's ear, simple past and past participle had someone's ear)

  1. (figuratively) To have the attention of someone.

Questions about had someone's ear

What is had someone's ear the simple past and past participle of?
Had someone's ear is the simple past and past participle of have someone's ear.

Words near had someone's ear in the dictionary

  1. had someone there
  2. had someone to rights
  3. had someone's back
  4. had someone's blood
  5. had someone's blood on one's head
  6. had someone's ear
  7. had someone's guts for garters
  8. had someone's head
  9. had someone's hide
  10. had someone's nose wide open
  11. had someone's number

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