Feel your ears burning
phrase
To suspect or realize that others are talking about you when you are not present.
I felt my ears burning yesterday and, sure enough, I ran into my coworkers who had just been discussing my promotion.
Often appears as...
- felt my ears burning
- feel your ears burning
Usage tips
Idiomatic
phrase
To suspect or realize that others are talking about you when you are not present.
I felt my ears burning yesterday and, sure enough, I ran into my coworkers who had just been discussing my promotion.
Often appears as...
- felt my ears burning
- feel your ears burning
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Expression
It's based on the superstition that burning ears mean someone's talking about you.
Out of the blue, I started feeling my ears burning, and later I found out my friends threw a surprise party for me.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Sense
It doesn't involve actual heat—it's about sensing you're being discussed.
Whenever I miss a family dinner, I always feel my ears burning back at home.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Situations
Use it when explaining a hunch or intuition about others talking about you.
I walked in late to the meeting and felt my ears burning—the topic had to be my punctuality.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Expression
It's based on the superstition that burning ears mean someone's talking about you.
Out of the blue, I started feeling my ears burning, and later I found out my friends threw a surprise party for me.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Sense
It doesn't involve actual heat—it's about sensing you're being discussed.
Whenever I miss a family dinner, I always feel my ears burning back at home.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Situations
Use it when explaining a hunch or intuition about others talking about you.
I walked in late to the meeting and felt my ears burning—the topic had to be my punctuality.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Expression
It's based on the superstition that burning ears mean someone's talking about you.
Out of the blue, I started feeling my ears burning, and later I found out my friends threw a surprise party for me.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Sense
It doesn't involve actual heat—it's about sensing you're being discussed.
Whenever I miss a family dinner, I always feel my ears burning back at home.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Situations
Use it when explaining a hunch or intuition about others talking about you.
I walked in late to the meeting and felt my ears burning—the topic had to be my punctuality.
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