Tuesday 6 September 2011

‘Coming out of ears’

When you say that someone has something coming out of his ears, what you mean is that the person has lots of it.

Examples: If it is tax forms you want, ask Devidas. He’s got forms coming out of his ears. * If you want pictures of Brett Lee, ask Ananya. She’s got them coming out of her ears. * If it’s an Asterix comic that you want, ask Bala. He’s got them coming out of his ears.

 Source: ‘Know Your English’ (The Hindu) – July 31, 2006

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