Meaning of put a bug in someone's ear | Babel Free

Definitions

To make a small suggestion or give a hint that causes the listener to act.

idiomatic, informal

Examples

“All in all, the preparation of Seuils had put a nasty bug in my ear that was to bear all its fruit only ten years later—if bugs can bear fruit—and not without intermediate phases.”

“Ginger Rogers had definitely put a bug in Pan's ear about the movies for, after he was fired from Top Speed, Hermes decided to try his luck earning a living on the West Coast.”

“You've been putting a nasty bug in Sheriff Doogie's ear, haven't you? Or maybe he put a bug in your ear. I understand the two of you are thick as thieves.”

“He was so insistent on this point that a friend she mentioned it to put a bug in her ear. Why not head home without calling, just to see what was really going on.”

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