cloth ears

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cloth ears (British old-fashioned, humorous)

something you call someone who has not heard something you said Hey, cloth ears, I asked if you wanted a drink.

See also: cloth, ear

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He had also shared with me his father's advice on his wedding eve 50 or so years earlier: "Cultivate cloth ears and sauce bottle shoulders," he was told, something to do with only hearing what you want to hear and letting a wife's viperous criticism slide off your sloping shoulders leaving you unaffected. We are waiting for you, Mr de Niro; TOON AND COUNTRY by The Journal (Newcastle, England) And do they regard with furrowed brow the success of Mika, currently celebrating his 53rd consecutive week in the album chart: testament to how far you can go despite suffering the multiple handicaps of cloth ears, no taste and fists like prizewinning jamón ibérico? The Feeling, Join With Us by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Byline: Selina Scott JUST when you think politicians have cloth ears, surprise, surprise, suddenly it turns out they've been listening after all. Selina Scott: Michael's a fast worker by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)			close in close in for the kill close off close on Close only counts in horseshoes close out close out of close ranks close shave close the books on close the door on close to close to heart close to home close to the bone close up close up shop close with Close your eyes and think of England Close, but no cigar closed closet closet with closing the stable door after the horse has bolted cloth cloth ears clothe in clothes Clothes make the man clothing cloud cloud over cloud up clover clown around club clue clue in clunk down cluster cluster around cluster together clutch clutch at clutch at straws clutch to clutter up co-opt into coach coach for coal			Clot-dissolving drug Clot-dissolving drug clot-promoting factor clot-promoting factor clot-promoting factor clot-promoting factor clot-promoting factor Clota Clotaire I Clotaire II clotbur clotbur clotburs clotburs Clote Cloten cloth cloth cloth cloth cloth beam cloth cap cloth caps cloth chewing cloth count cloth covering Cloth diaper Cloth diaper Cloth Diapers Cloth Diapers cloth ears Cloth measure Cloth merchant Cloth of gold Cloth of gold Cloth of gold Cloth of honour Cloth of honour Cloth of silver Cloth of silver Cloth of silver Cloth paper cloth print cloth wheel cloth yard cloth-bound cloth-cap Cloth-Diapering cloth-eared clothbound clothe clothe clothe clothe clothe clothe in clothe in words clothed clothed Clothed and in Right Mind Clothed Female Naked Male

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