(flea)

  • 111flea pit — n. (Informal) dirty old and run down movie theatre; (Slang) flea house …

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  • 112flea in one's ear — an annoying hint, an idea or answer that is not welcome I put a flea in his ear regarding the proposal deadline that he had missed …

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  • 113flea market — a place where antiques or secondhand things are sold We went to a flea market last Saturday to try and buy some dishes …

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  • 114flea in one's ear — idi flea in one s ear a) a rebuke b) a broad hint …

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  • 115flea market — /ˈfli makət/ (say flee mahkuht) noun a market where usually second hand or cheap articles are sold. {a reference to the fact that such second hand markets were often flea infested} …

  • 116flea-bitten — /ˈfli bɪtn/ (say flee bitn) adjective 1. bitten by a flea or fleas. 2. infested with fleas. 3. (of a horse, etc.) having small reddish spots or streaks upon a lighter ground. 4. Colloquial shabby; dirty …

  • 117flea-bite —  Trivial sum, object, matter. Usu. mere flea bite A matter of no consequence …

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  • 118flea in one's ear —  Sharp reprimand, flea pit Low class lodging, cinema, etc …

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  • 119flea bite — noun 1. sting inflicted by a flea • Hypernyms: ↑sting, ↑bite, ↑insect bite 2. a very minor inconvenience • Hypernyms: ↑troublesomeness, ↑inconvenience, ↑worriment …

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  • 120flea-bitten — adjective worn and broken down by hard use a creaky shack a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape a flea bitten sofa a run down neighborhood a woebegone old shack • Syn: ↑creaky, ↑decrepit, ↑ …

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