jemandem das Ohr abkauen

== German == === Alternative forms === jemandem ein Ohr abkauen === Etymology === Literally, “to chew off someone's ear” === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: je‧man‧dem das Ohr ab‧kau‧en === Verb === jemandem das Ohr abkauen (weak, third-person singular present kaut jemandem das Ohr ab, past tense kaute jemandem das Ohr ab, past participle jemandem das Ohr abgekaut, auxiliary haben) (idiomatic) to bother someone with endless speaking, get on someone's nerves ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “jmdm. ein Ohr abkauen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) "jemandem das Ohr abkauen" in Redensarten-Index