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has one's ears pinned back

has one's ears pinned back is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 has one's ears pinned back

What is has one's ears pinned back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has one's ears pinned back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have one's ears pinned back.

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

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

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