"between the ears" meaning in All languages combined

See between the ears on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} between the ears, {{en-PP}} between the ears
  1. (literally) On the head. Tags: literally Translations (literally): korvien välissä (Finnish), korvien välistä (Finnish), korvien väliin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-between_the_ears-en-prep_phrase-sO15axaP Disambiguation of 'literally': 80 20 0
  2. (figuratively) Inside the head. Tags: figuratively Translations (figuratively): korvien välissä (Finnish) Translations (informal): korvien välissä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-between_the_ears-en-prep_phrase-fLYwoyM- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 95 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 97 0 Disambiguation of 'figuratively': 34 66 0 Disambiguation of 'informal': 0 100 0
  3. (informal) In the brain or in the mind. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-between_the_ears-en-prep_phrase-bWJJsrwe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: have cotton between the ears, have nothing between the ears
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          "text": "To scratch a cat between the ears.",
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        "On the head."
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        "(literally) On the head."
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          "_dis1": "80 20 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "literally",
          "word": "korvien välissä"
        },
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          "_dis1": "80 20 0",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "literally",
          "word": "korvien välistä"
        },
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          "_dis1": "80 20 0",
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          "word": "korvien väliin"
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          "_dis": "5 95 0",
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          "text": "Tinnitus feels like a ringing between the ears.",
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        "Inside the head."
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        "(figuratively) Inside the head."
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          "word": "korvien välissä"
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        {
          "text": "Age is between the ears.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The best sex organ sits between the ears.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VI:",
          "text": "If she knew [a psychiatrist was] observing her son with a view to finding out if he was foggy between the ears, there would be umbrage on her part, or even dudgeon.",
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        "In the brain or in the mind."
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        "(informal) In the brain or in the mind."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "between the ears"
}
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    {
      "word": "have cotton between the ears"
    },
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      "word": "have nothing between the ears"
    }
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        {
          "text": "To scratch a cat between the ears.",
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        "On the head."
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        "(literally) On the head."
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          "text": "Tinnitus feels like a ringing between the ears.",
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        "Inside the head."
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        "(figuratively) Inside the head."
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          "text": "Age is between the ears.",
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        {
          "text": "The best sex organ sits between the ears.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VI:",
          "text": "If she knew [a psychiatrist was] observing her son with a view to finding out if he was foggy between the ears, there would be umbrage on her part, or even dudgeon.",
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        "In the brain or in the mind."
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        "(informal) In the brain or in the mind."
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "literally",
      "word": "korvien välissä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "literally",
      "word": "korvien välistä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "literally",
      "word": "korvien väliin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "figuratively",
      "word": "korvien välissä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "informal",
      "word": "korvien välissä"
    }
  ],
  "word": "between the ears"
}

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