| Subject | English | Russian |
| intell. | bug carried in the ear | закладочное устройство, носимое в ухе (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| slang | bug in one's ear | слухи |
| slang | bug in one's ear | навязчивый план |
| slang | bug in one's ear | секрет или конфиденциальная информация, кажущаяся кому-то правдивой |
| slang | bug in one's ear | навязчивая идея |
| inf. | put a bug in someone's ear | дать намёк (joyand) |
| amer. | put a bug in someone's ear | шепнуть (Taras) |
| amer. | put a bug in someone's ear | намекнуть (Put a bug in her ear about... Taras) |
| amer. | put a bug in someone's ear | намекать (Taras) |
| inf. | put a bug in someone's ear | вбивать в голову (george serebryakov) |
| inf., amer. | put a bug in someone's ear | нашёптывать (кому-либо Bobrovska) |
| idiom. | put the bug in one's ear | с его её подачи (He put the bug in my ear Taras) |