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Meaning of between the ears | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. On the head.
    literally
  2. Inside the head.
    figuratively
  3. In the brain or in the mind.
    informal

Examples

“To scratch a cat between the ears.”
“Tinnitus feels like a ringing between the ears.”
“Age is between the ears.”
“The best sex organ sits between the ears.”
“If she knew [a psychiatrist was] observing her son with a view to finding out if he was foggy between the ears, there would be umbrage on her part, or even dudgeon.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

between the hammer and the anvil between the jigs and the reels between the lines between the pegs between the pipes between the sheets

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