to close one's ears to sth

  • 1ear — W2S2 [ıə US ır] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of your body)¦ 2¦(hearing)¦ 3¦(grain)¦ 4 smile/grin etc from ear to ear 5 6 a sympathetic ear 7 close/shut your ears to something …

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  • 2shut — shut1 W2S1 [ʃʌt] v past tense and past participle shut present participle shutting [: Old English; Origin: scyttan] 1.) [I and T] to close something, or to become closed ▪ Shut the window, Ellen! ▪ I heard his bedroom door shut. ▪ She lay down on …

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  • 3ear — noun 1 PART OF YOUR BODY (C) one of the organs on either side of your head that you hear with: Lou turned to Mark and whispered something in his ear. 2 HEARING (U) the ability to hear sounds: too high pitched to be heard by the human ear | have… …

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  • 4ear — noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ inner, middle ▪ external, outer ▪ big …

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  • 5open — 1 adjective NOT CLOSED 1 DOOR/CONTAINER not closed, so that you can go through, take things out, or put things in: an open window | I guess I did leave the door open. | I can t get this milk open. | wide open (=completely open): The door was wide …

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  • 6Tsez language — Tsez цезяс мец / cezyas mec Pronunciation [t͡sɛzˈjas mɛt͡s] Spoken in Russia Region Southern Dagestan …

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  • 7Doric Greek — Distribution of Greek dialects in the classical period.[1] Western group …

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  • 8open — o|pen1 W1S1 [ˈəupən US ˈou ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door/container etc)¦ 2¦(eyes/mouth)¦ 3¦(not enclosed)¦ 4¦(not covered)¦ 5 the open air 6¦(business/building etc)¦ 7¦(not restricted)¦ 8¦(opportunity)¦ 9¦(not secret)¦ 10¦ …

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  • 9hand*/*/*/ — [hænd] noun I 1) [C] the part of your body at the end of each arm that you use for holding things Mrs Bennet put her hands over her ears to shut out the noise.[/ex] The park was full of young couples holding hands (= holding each other s… …

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  • 10buzz — buzz1 [bʌz] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make a sound)¦ 2¦(moving around)¦ 3¦(excitement)¦ 4¦(call)¦ 5¦(thoughts)¦ 6¦(ears)¦ 7¦(aircraft)¦ Phrasal verbs  buzz off ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From the sound] …

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