My dad burned my ears because I was flunking out of my college — Мой предок имел со мной крупный разговор, потому что мне грозило отчисление из школы за неуспеваемость
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
make someone's ears burn — To discuss someone in his or her absence • • • Main Entry: ↑ear … Useful english dictionary
scorch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. char, singe, brown, blacken, toast, roast, parch, shrivel, wither; denounce, upbraid; informal, speed, burn up the road. See dryness, heat. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. singe, roast, parch, shrivel; see … English dictionary for students
blister — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vesicle; bubble, sac. See receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. vesicle, bleb, sac, bulla, wheal, wale, weal, welt, blood blister, water blister, second degree burn; see also injury 1 , sore . v. Syn.… … English dictionary for students
roast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. grill, barbecue, broil, bake, toast, parch; slang, tease, ridicule. See heat, food. II (Roget s IV) n. Cuts of meat used as roasts include: shoulder, breast, rib, cross rib, rump, chuck, brisket,… … English dictionary for students
slam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shut, close; swat, pound, batter, bash, slug. n. impact, closing, crash, clang; buffet. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To throw with a slam] Syn. thump, fling, hurl; see throw 1 . 2. [To shut… … English dictionary for students
excoriate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. denounce, censure; skin, pare. See condemnation, divestment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To remove strips of skin, bark, etc.] Syn. abrade, chafe, flay; see skin . 2. [To denounce] Syn. condemn,… … English dictionary for students
flay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. skin, peel; criticize. See divestment, disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To remove skin, bark, hide, etc.] Syn. peel, scalp, excoriate; see skin . 2. [To criticize] Syn. reprove, castigate,… … English dictionary for students
lash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. beat, whip, flog, scourge; berate, rebuke, satirize. See punishment, disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cane, thong, rod; see beat 2 . v. 1. [To whip] Syn. cane, scourge, strap; see beat 2 . 2 … English dictionary for students
scarify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. scratch; lacerate, harass. See friction, furrow, discontent. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To criticize harshly and devastatingly: blister, drub, excoriate, flay, lash, rip into, scathe, scorch,… … English dictionary for students
scathe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. injure, harm, hurt, scorch; castigate, denounce, tear apart (inf.), lash into (inf.), lambaste (sl.). See deterioration. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To criticize harshly and devastatingly:… … English dictionary for students
score — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. account, reckoning, tally, record; reason; twenty; music, orchestration, arrangement, chart (sl.); notch, scratch. See debt, music, credit, furrow. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A tally] Syn. stock,… … English dictionary for students
