медведь на ухо наступил

Russian

Etymology

Literally, "a bear trod on someone's ear".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mʲɪdˈvʲetʲ nɐ‿ˈuxə nəstʊˈpʲiɫ]

Phrase

медве́дь на у́хо наступи́л • (medvédʹ na úxo nastupíl)

  1. (used with the dative case) Said of someone who is tone-deaf and has no ear for music.
    Ему́ медве́дь на у́хо наступи́л. ― Jemú medvédʹ na úxo nastupíl. ― He has Van Gogh's ear for music.
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