have the wolf by the ear

bend someone's ear

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

cry wolf

To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.

ear to the ground

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

ear tunnel

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

flea in one's ear

A stinging rebuke or rebuff.

give ear

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

go in one ear and out the other

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

have a word in someone's ear

To speak to someone in private.