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a flea in one's ear stresses
	⇒ send someone away with a flea in their ear
idiom.	резкое замечание; резкий отпор; резкий ответ (chajnik); от ворот поворот (She expected to be sent away with a flea in her ear.); оплеуха; пощёчина
English thesaurus
a flea in one's ear
	a sharp reproof (She expected to be sent away with a flea in her ear.)

a flea in ear: 24 phrases in 4 subjects

General	10
Idiomatic	11
Informal	1
Makarov	2