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set by the ears together

set by the ears together is the alternative form of set by the ears.

Meaning of set by the ears

Verb

set by the ears (third-person singular simple present sets by the ears, present participle setting by the ears, simple past and past participle set by the ears)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To make (a person or persons) argue; to set quarrelling.
    • [The patrimony of the King's children] was not to be recovered but by […] a bloody and uncertain war, and setting all Christendom together by the ears.1623, John Chamberlain, The Works of Francis Bacon, volume 14, Cambridge University Press, published 2011, →ISBN, page 430

Forms of set by the ears together

third-person singular presentsets by the ears together
present participlesetting by the ears together
past participleset by the ears together
pastset by the ears together

Questions about set by the ears together

What is set by the ears together the alternative form of?
Set by the ears together is the alternative form of set by the ears.

Words near set by the ears together in the dictionary

  1. set back
  2. set book
  3. set books
  4. set by
  5. set by the ears
  6. set by the ears together
  7. set chisel
  8. set chisels
  9. set dec
  10. set design
  11. set designer

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