I can hear the melody in my inner ear.
inner ear
idiomThe mind's ear.
She practiced the piano piece by listening to the notes in her inner ear before playing.
The composer sat in silence, carefully transcribing the complex symphony that played vividly within his inner ear.
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bend someone's ear
To bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person.
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ear to the ground
The practice or characteristic of carefully gathering information; a state or mindset of attentiveness.
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ear tunnel
A round piece of jewelry with a hole in the middle, which fits into a stretched earlobe.
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flea in one's ear
A stinging rebuke or rebuff.
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give ear
To listen: to devote one's attention to an auditory event.
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go in one ear and out the other
To be heard but not attended to, when a person fails to pay attention.
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have a word in someone's ear
To speak to someone in private.
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have the wolf by the ear
To be in a dangerous situation from which one cannot disengage, but in which one cannot safely remain.