tin ear

synonyms for tin ear

On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tin ear, such as: bad ear, no ear, and poor ear.

For a man who was often lionized on the right, Sharon had a tin ear on economics.
My Moments With Ariel Sharon | Seth Lipsky | January 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The uniform response to him is that he has a tin ear, that he is blind to ordinary people, that he is a fool, et cetera.
Trump Endorsed Romney Because It Was Like Calling to Like | Lee Siegel | February 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Blair himself had a famously tin ear for the old-time grass roots faction.
The U.K. Phone-Hacking Bungle | Clive Irving | February 10, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

While McCain was at his most gracious, it was his audience who had the tin-ear.
A Speech to Make the World Stop | Mark Katz | November 5, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST
Now git out o' the way o' the dust, all of yez, or Ill put a tin ear on ye!'
Atlantic Narratives | Mary Antin
He knew The Oskaloosa Kid well, and he knew him as an ex-pug with a pock marked face, a bullet head, and a tin ear.
The Oakdale Affair | Edgar Rice Burroughs
Most all of them threatened him with a rectangular head, a tin ear, or a watch pocket under the eye He didn't seem to care much.
Remarks | Bill Nye
Again Bill pinched the sculptor, who inclined his tin ear for counsel.
Good References | E. J. Rath
Save for the twisted nose and the tin ear, he was an undeniably fine specimen.
Good References | E. J. Rath

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