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ear tunnel

idiom
Meaning

A round piece of jewelry with a hole in the middle, which fits into a stretched earlobe.


Examples
SIMPLE

He wears a small metal ear tunnel in his left ear.

CONTEXTUAL

She bought a new gold ear tunnel to match the one she already wears.

COMPLEX

The artisan carefully crafted the intricate ear tunnel from polished wood, ensuring it would fit perfectly within the stretched lobe.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bend someone's ear

    To bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person.

  2. 02

    ear to the ground

    The practice or characteristic of carefully gathering information; a state or mindset of attentiveness.

  3. 03

    flea in one's ear

    A stinging rebuke or rebuff.

  4. 04

    give ear

    To listen: to devote one's attention to an auditory event.

  5. 05

    go in one ear and out the other

    To be heard but not attended to, when a person fails to pay attention.

  6. 06

    have a word in someone's ear

    To speak to someone in private.

  7. 07

    have the wolf by the ear

    To be in a dangerous situation from which one cannot disengage, but in which one cannot safely remain.

  8. 08

    have Van Gogh's ear for music

    To be tone-deaf.

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