They will be like doctors who go into the operating room with one eye shut, one ear closed to the rest of the surgical team and half their instruments left off the table.
Gently squeeze the ear closed and use your fingers to massage the medicine thoroughly in the ear.
Just before his ears closed under the increasing pressure, he heard the elder operator say: "Now, see here, Joe.
"They had their eyes closed, they had their ears closed, they had an agenda they were trying to follow.
But, despite the pugnacious verbal flamboyance that sets the movie spinning from start to finish, it's worth watching it with the ears closed — watching it as a sort of silent film.
However, while the people keeping their ears closed might only be faced with disapproval, it's those opening their mouths who really have to live in fear.
Contrary to the prejudices of anti-religion writers like Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins, the majority of faithful people are not living in a delusional world, their eyes and ears closed to science and discovery.
That the beneficiaries of American insurance are sometimes ungrateful for the peace of mind we provide is no reason for the U.S. to disengage from the world and hunker down behind eyes and ears closed to injustice beyond our borders.
Sue has her ear close to the grapevine.
