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)
- (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.