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have someone's ear

have someone's ear verb: to have the attention of someone.

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.

Forms of have someone's ear

third-person singular presenthas someone's ear
present participlehaving someone's ear
past participlehad someone's ear
pasthad someone's ear

Questions about have someone's ear

What does have someone's ear mean?
Have someone's ear means to have the attention of someone.
What part of speech is have someone's ear?
Have someone's ear is a verb.
What is the past tense of have someone's ear?
The past tense of have someone's ear is had someone's ear.

Words near have someone's ear in the dictionary

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

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