make a pig's ear of

bend someone's ear

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

cannot make it

Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.

doctors make the worst patients

It is difficult to advise people on subjects that they are experts on.

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.

enough to make a cat laugh

Very outlandish or outrageous.

enough to make the angels weep

Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.

fine feathers make fine birds

Something that appears beautiful or good is by definition beautiful or good.