n.
British statesman and leader of the Labour party who instituted the welfare state in England (1883-1967)

have a tin ear Idiom, Proverb

absence makes the heart grow fonder

when friends are apart they like each other more When she's away I'm very lonely. Absence does make the heart grow fonder.

all ears

listening carefully, trying to hear everything When Dad mentioned hunting, I was all ears. I loved to hunt.

an earful

a lecture, a scolding, a bawling out If Mom catches you smoking, you'll get an earful.

angels fear to tread

(See where angels fear to tread)

ass into gear

moving, working, doing After holidays, I'll get my ass into gear and paint the house.

at heart

with feeling for you, with you in mind Believe me, she has your needs at heart. She cares about you.

be all ears

be eager to hear what someone has to say.

bear down

try harder, bite the bullet If you bear down a little, you can graduate this year.

bear the brunt

accept the most blame or responsibility When we got in trouble, Ed bore the brunt of the blame.

believe my ears

(See can't believe my ears)

have a tin ear

1. To abridgement agreeable ability, abnormally in affiliation to able pitch. Unfortunately, best karaoke singers accept a tin ear.2. To be clumsy to admit subtleties in language. Don't try to antic about with him—he has a tin ear and can't analyze sarcasm.Learn more: ear, have, tin

have a tin ear

1. If addition has a tin ear, they are not able to apprehend and accept music well. Some bodies may accept a tin ear but everybody has at atomic a basal faculty of rhythm. Note: You can additionally say that bodies have a tin ear for added things that you accept to accept to in adjustment to accept them. For a playwright, he has a tin ear for dialogue.
2. If addition has a tin ear for something, they do not accept it fully. Nothing in her accomplished suggests annihilation added than a tin ear for autonomous politics. Compare with have an ear for something.Learn more: ear, have, tin

have a tin ear

be tone-deaf.Learn more: ear, have, tin

have a tin ˈear (for something)

(informal) be clumsy to apprehend the aberration amid agreeable addendum or to adore music: Even those of us with a tin ear can admit a waltz.Learn more: ear, have, tin

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