Have something coming out of your ears
verb phrase
To have too much of something, much more than needed or wanted.
After his garden's tomato harvest, John had tomatoes coming out of his ears.
Often appears as...
- have money coming out of your ears
- have work coming out of your ears
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
verb phrase
To have too much of something, much more than needed or wanted.
After his garden's tomato harvest, John had tomatoes coming out of his ears.
Often appears as...
- have money coming out of your ears
- have work coming out of your ears
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Exaggeration Usage
The phrase is used to exaggerate the excessiveness of a situation humorously, not literally.
After the holiday sales, she had coupons coming out of her ears.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Expression
Use it in casual settings; it's not suitable for formal or serious communication.
We had applications coming out of our ears for the summer internship.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Imagery
The phrase creates a strong visual image to stress the abundance of something.
After the harvest, we had corn coming out of our ears.
Pro Tip 1/3Exaggeration Usage
The phrase is used to exaggerate the excessiveness of a situation humorously, not literally.
After the holiday sales, she had coupons coming out of her ears.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Expression
Use it in casual settings; it's not suitable for formal or serious communication.
We had applications coming out of our ears for the summer internship.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Imagery
The phrase creates a strong visual image to stress the abundance of something.
After the harvest, we had corn coming out of our ears.
Pro Tip 1/3Exaggeration Usage
The phrase is used to exaggerate the excessiveness of a situation humorously, not literally.
After the holiday sales, she had coupons coming out of her ears.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Expression
Use it in casual settings; it's not suitable for formal or serious communication.
We had applications coming out of our ears for the summer internship.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Imagery
The phrase creates a strong visual image to stress the abundance of something.
After the harvest, we had corn coming out of our ears.
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