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Phrase of the day 12/5

jim_1 (Zone 5B)

3 years ago

Burning ears.

This common expression, if someone is talking about, that your ears will burn is as old a Chaucer. In Troilus and Criseyde, he wrote, "And we shall speak of thee somewhat, I think, when thou art gone, to make thine ears glow." It does go back to classical times. Pliney wrote: "When our ears do glow and tingle, some do talk of us in our absence."

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Fun2BHere
3 years ago
Fascinating to know that an expression has been used for so many years.
crazybrunette64
3 years ago
Very interesting!
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Thank you Jim for the phrase of the day. I enjoy learning (and reading) about them
always1stepbehind
3 years ago
My ears were burning last night....its funny I thought to myself "so n so must be talking about me"..
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3 years ago
It goes to show that what we sometimes think of as modern saying, aren't so modern at all!
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