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between the ears en · ADP

Meanings

  1. (literally) On the head.
    • To scratch a cat between the ears.
  2. (figuratively) Inside the head.
    • Tinnitus feels like a ringing between the ears.
  3. (informal) In the brain or in the mind.
    • If she knew [a psychiatrist was] observing her son with a view to finding out if he was foggy between the ears, there would be umbrage on her part, or even dudgeon. 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VI:
    • The best sex organ sits between the ears.
    • Age is between the ears.

Deriveds

have nothing between the ears · have cotton between the ears

Translations (5)

fi korvien väliin (literally) · fi korvien välissä (literally) · fi korvien välissä (figuratively) · fi korvien välistä (literally) · fi korvien välissä (informal)