| Subject | English | Russian |
| Gruzovik | pull by the ear | подрать |
| gen. | pull smb. by the ear | надрать кому-л. уши |
| gen. | pull by the ear | отодрать кого-либо за уши |
| Gruzovik, inf. | pull by the ears as punishment | вытрёпывать за уши |
| fig., inf. | pull by the ears | вытрепать за уши (as punishment) |
| fig., inf. | pull by the ears | вытрепывать за уши (as punishment) |
| inf. | pull by the ears | оттеребить |
| Gruzovik, inf. | pull by the ears | оттеребить (as punishment) |
| Gruzovik, inf. | pull by the ears | таскать за уши |
| inf. | pull by the ears | оттаскать за уши |
| gen. | pull smb. by the ears | таскать кого-л. за уши |
| Gruzovik | pull someone by the ears | изволочить |
| gen. | pull the wrong pig by the ear | совершить ошибку |
| gen. | pull the wrong pig by the ear | опростоволоситься |