take the wax out of one's ears

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To listen more carefully or pay closer attention. derogatory,idiomatic,imperative,often,slang
    — Again, you see, they had not listened to me (how I wanted to take the wax out of their ears!), they did not wish to be turned from their pre-conceived notions.

词形变化

takes the wax out of one's ears present,singular,third-person taking the wax out of one's ears participle,present took the wax out of one's ears past taken the wax out of one's ears participle,past
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