tener la mosca detrás de la oreja: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- Figurative: to feel suspicious, uneasy, or doubtful about something; to harbour a nagging suspicion.
Examples
BetaDespués de escuchar esa historia, tengo la mosca detrás de la oreja y no me fio del todo.
After hearing that story, I have a suspicion and don't fully trust it.
¿No te da la mosca detrás de la oreja que él no haya contestado el teléfono todo el día?
Doesn't it make you suspicious that he hasn't answered the phone all day?
Siempre que hablan a escondidas, me queda la mosca detrás de la oreja sobre lo que planean.
Whenever they talk secretly, I get suspicious about what they are planning.
- Literal: to have a fly located behind the ear; describing an actual insect's position.
Examples
BetaMientras caminaba por el jardín, una mosca se posó y parecía tener la mosca detrás de la oreja.
While walking through the garden, a fly landed and seemed to have a fly behind the ear.
En el dibujo animado, el personaje tenía la mosca detrás de la oreja, lo que causaba mucha risa.
In the cartoon, the character had a fly behind the ear, which caused a lot of laughter.
El insecto voló rápidamente y terminó teniendo la mosca detrás de la oreja de la niña.
The insect flew quickly and ended up having the fly behind the girl's ear.
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Source: Wiktionary