put a bug in someone's ear (English, verb)
expansion: put a bug in someone's ear (third-person singular simple present puts a bug in someone's ear, present participle putting a bug in someone's ear, simple past and past participle put a bug in someone's ear)
Senses:
glosses: To make a small suggestion or give a hint that causes the listener to act.
tags: idiomatic
informal
Forms:
form: puts a bug in someone's ear
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: putting a bug in someone's ear
tags: participle
present
form: put a bug in someone's ear
tags: participle
past
form: put a bug in someone's ear
tags: past