viel um die Ohren haben

German

Etymology

Literally, “to have a lot around the ears”.

Pronunciation
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Verb

viel um die Ohren haben (irregular, third-person singular present hat viel um die Ohren, past tense hatte viel um die Ohren, past participle viel um die Ohren gehabt, past subjunctive hätte viel um die Ohren, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to be busy, to have a lot to worry about

Conjugation

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