| 词汇 | sent off with a flea in his ear |
| 词源 | sent off with a flea in his ear. To be dismissed peremptorily, with no chance for denial or refusal. Someone so dismissed is distressed and restless—and can do nothing about it—like a dog with a flea in its ear. The expression dates back to the 15th century in England and a century earlier in France. |
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