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set together by the ears

set together by the ears 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 together by the ears

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

Questions about set together by the ears

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

Words near set together by the ears in the dictionary

  1. set theories
  2. set theory
  3. set to
  4. set to music
  5. set to work
  6. set together by the ears
  7. set tool
  8. set tools
  9. set top box
  10. set top boxes
  11. set up

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