Send (one) away with a flea in (one's) ear British phrase informal
A severe criticism or rebuke that's used to dismiss someone
He was sent away with a flea in his ear for messing up the crime scene.
You will be sent away with a flea in your ear if you repeat the same mistake twice.
The old lady came asking for some money but he sent her away with a flea in his ear.
A harsh reproof
To scold someone severely or angrily
To secretly punish or rebuke someone for doing something.
To speak to someone in an irritable manner
A gentle and humorous rebuke of someone who has been skeptical of what he/she promises to do.
The verb "send" should be conjugated according to its tense.
1. The phrase is used to talk about the earth that is broken up and flattened by a harrow.
2. If somebody is under the harrow, he or she is forced to experience distress, or torment.
1. About 1000 hectares of farmland have been under the harrow for 2 hours.
2. Many families are under the harrow because of the economic recession.