burn someone's ears

== English == === Verb === burn someone's ears (third-person singular simple present burns someone's ears, present participle burning someone's ears, simple past and past participle burned someone's ears or burnt someone's ears) (idiomatic) To cause blushing of someone's ears due to strong embarrassment. ==== See also ==== ears are burning === Further reading === “burn someone’s ears”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.