split the ears
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They reacted with a fury that split the ears.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025
They do not attempt to "split the ears of the groundlings," and yet they are addressed to the commonest of the world's common people.
From The Young Man and the World by Beveridge, Albert Jeremiah
He was a practical politician before he "took the stump" against Christianity, and at all times he has proved his capacity to "split the ears of the groundlings," and make the unskillful laugh.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green
He wanted what the French term a tirade to exercise his lungs and split the ears of the groundlings.
From The Theory of the Theatre by Hamilton, Clayton Meeker
Then the manager made a little speech and called, for three cheers for the proprietor, and they gave them with a fervor that nearly split the ears of the groundlings.
From As Seen By Me by Bell, Lilian
