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CDS 2025 · PYQ · Idioms and Proverbs · easy

Someone's ears are burning

  1. A.The feeling when someone thinks others are talking about them✓ Correct
  2. B.Being excessively jealous of others
  3. C.Being angry due to unfair criticism
  4. D.Itching to enter into an argument

Explanation

The idiom 'someone's ears are burning' is used to describe the feeling or superstition that one's ears feel hot or tingle because other people are talking about them, often behind their back. It is a long-standing folk belief. The other options describe different emotional states unrelated to this specific idiomatic meaning. Therefore, option (a) is correct.
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