have one's ears lowered en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Hair cuts change the relative position of the end of a person's hair and the person's ears and the term is based on the humorous supposition that the same effect could have been achieved by moving the ears lower down the person's face.
Meanings
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(dated, humorous, idiomatic) To get a haircut.
When you need a haircut, you go to a barber, so here I am at Tommy's Bronxville's tonsorial prepared to get clipped. Or, as we said as kids, have my ears lowered.
2006 June 25, “Cutting to the Chase at Barber Shop”, in New York Daily News:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| had one's ears lowered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| had one's ears lowered | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| having one's ears lowered | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| has one's ears lowered | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |