# Ear

## Common expressions

* put your hands *over* your ears
* whisper *in* (her) ear
* have a *sore* ear
* get your ears **pierced**
* **your ears stick out**

## Exercise

### Common expressions

1. Tom ***has*** a sore ear again. I'll need to get some ear drops from the chemists.
2. She doesn't like her ears because they **stick** out. She keeps her hair long to hide them.
3. If you want to start wearing earrings, you'll need to get your ears ***pierced*** first.
4. Henry leaned over to Fiona at the meeting and ***whispered*** something in her ear.
5. I ***put*** my hands over my ears, so that I couldn't hear the baby crying.

## Note

1. **Note these expressions:**

* *The music at the concert was very loud. My ears are still ringing!(full of a ringing noise)*
* *I‘m a little deaf in one ear.*