Idiom
put a bug in someone's ear
Meaning
To make a small suggestion or give a hint that causes the listener to act.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I will put a bug in his ear about the party.”
“I put a bug in my manager's ear that we need more help on this project.”
“She quietly put a bug in the director's ear regarding the potential benefits of the new policy, hoping he would consider it for the upcoming board meeting.”
Examples
simple
“I will put a bug in his ear about the party.”
contextual
“I put a bug in my manager's ear that we need more help on this project.”
complex
“She quietly put a bug in the director's ear regarding the potential benefits of the new policy, hoping he would consider it for the upcoming board meeting.”
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