prep_phrase
Meaning 1
On the head.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally
Examples
- To scratch a cat between the ears.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
between the ears
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prep_phrase
Meaning 2
Inside the head.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- Tinnitus feels like a ringing between the ears.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prep_phrase
Meaning 3
In the brain or in the mind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- Age is between the ears.
- The best sex organ sits between the ears.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: korvien välissä — literally
- Finnish: korvien välistä — literally
- Finnish: korvien väliin — literally
- Finnish: korvien välissä — figuratively
- Finnish: korvien välissä — informal