split the ears
Example Sentences
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They reacted with a fury that split the ears.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025
Let him split the ears of the groundlings, let him out-Herod Herod,—the judicious might grieve, but all would be excitedly attentive.
From Selections From the Works of John Ruskin by Ruskin, John
Oh, it offends me to the soul to hear a robustious, periwig-pated fellow —— a passion to tatters, to very rags, to split the ears of the groundlings.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
In an instant an echoing cry sounded all over the town—a shriek fit to split the ears.
From Twilight Land by Pyle, Howard
The orchestra, we fear, must have rather "split the ears of the groundlings."
From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Curling, Henry
