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sets by the ears

sets by the ears is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

Questions about sets by the ears

What is sets by the ears the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sets by the ears is the third-person singular simple present indicative of set by the ears.

Words near sets by the ears in the dictionary

  1. sets at defiance
  2. sets at naught
  3. sets at nought
  4. sets back
  5. sets by
  6. sets by the ears
  7. sets down
  8. sets eyes on
  9. sets fair
  10. sets fire by
  11. sets fire in

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