are your ears burning

Phrase

colloquial idiomatic rhetoric

(idiomatic, colloquial, rhetorical question) Asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.

Japanese Meaning

あなたが不在の間に、あなたに関する話題が盛んに取り上げられている状況を知らせるための表現 / （比喩的に）離席中にもかかわらず、あなたのことが話題になっていることを暗示するイディオム

We were just talking about you a minute ago—are your ears burning?

さっきちょうどあなたの話をしていたんだけど、あなた、誰かに話題にされていたんじゃない？

Sense（1）

(idiomatic, colloquial, rhetorical question) Asked of somebody who was not present but was the topic of discussion.

Are your ears burning? We were just talking about you.