mojar la oreja

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, "to wet the ear"

Verb

mojar la oreja

1. (idiomatic) to wind up; to start on (look for a fight)

Further reading

• “mojar la oreja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10