by the ears
US /baɪ ðə ɪrz/
・UK /baɪ ðə ɪəz/
C2
idm.Engaged in a noisy or physical fight or argument.
They were fighting by the ears over the small mistake.
Video subtitles
Romeo and Juliet Audiobook by William Shakespeare
- his pitcher by the ears? make haste, lest mine be about your ears ere it be out.
his pitcher by the ears? make haste, lest mine be about your ears ere it be out.
- Will you pluck your sword out of his pitcher by the ears?
Will you pluck your sword out of his pitcher by the ears?