Idiom
set by the ears
Meaning
To make (a person or persons) argue; to set quarrelling.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“His rude comments set the neighbors by the ears.”
“The controversial new policy set the entire department by the ears, leading to heated arguments during the meeting.”
“The sudden announcement regarding the inheritance set the extended family by the ears, effectively destroying the peace they had maintained for years.”
Examples
simple
“His rude comments set the neighbors by the ears.”
contextual
“The controversial new policy set the entire department by the ears, leading to heated arguments during the meeting.”
complex
“The sudden announcement regarding the inheritance set the extended family by the ears, effectively destroying the peace they had maintained for years.”
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