медведь на ухо наступил

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “a bear trod on [someone's] ear”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪdˌvʲetʲ ˈna‿ʊxə nəstʊˌpʲiɫ]

Phrase

медве́дь на́ ухо наступи́л • (medvédʹ ná uxo nastupíl)

  1. said of someone who is tone-deaf and has no ear for music [with dative ‘person who is tone-deaf’]
    Ему́ медве́дь на́ ухо наступи́л. ― Jemú medvédʹ ná uxo nastupíl. ― He has Van Gogh's ear for music.
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