РЕЗАТЬ СЛУХ

• РЕЗАТЬ УХО (УШИ, СЛУХ) (кому чем) coll

[VP; subj: abstr (usu. слова, пение, брань etc; usu. pres or past]

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⇒ to make an unpleasant impression on the ear (because of its sound quality, style, content etc):

- X режет ухо••≈ X grates on <upon> the <person Y's> ear(s);

- X offends the <person Y's> ear(s);

- X is jarring to the ear(s);

- X pains the ear(s).