mojar la oreja

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, "to wet the ear" === Verb === mojar la oreja (idiomatic) to wind up; to start on (look for a fight) === Further reading === “mojar la oreja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025