have Van Gogh's ear for music
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have Van Gogh's ear for music
Where it comes from
Since Van Gogh (a painter, not a musician) is famed for cutting off his own ear. The phrase is attributed to Billy Wilder.
verb has Van Gogh's ear for music · having Van Gogh's ear for music · had Van Gogh's ear for music
- To be tone-deaf. After listening to Cliff Osmond, a huge, 225-pound actor, rehearse a song he was to sing as part of his role in Kiss Me, Stupid, Billy observed, not unkindly, "You have Van Gogh's ear for music."
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verb humorous: to be tone-deaf
| Русский | медве́дь на у́хо наступил medvédʹ na úxo nastupil |
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-08}
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