English Dictionary

put a bug in someone's ear

動詞

To make a small suggestion or give a hint that causes the listener to act.

日本語の意味

誰かにこっそりと提案や示唆を与え、行動を促すこと / ひそかに、ほのめかして意見やアイデアを提供すること

Before the meeting, he decided to put a bug in someone's ear about the new marketing idea so they'd bring it up.

会議の前に、彼は新しいマーケティング案を誰かにそっとほのめかして、その人に話題にしてもらおうとした。

意味（1）

To make a small suggestion or give a hint that causes the listener to act.

All in all, the preparation of Seuils had put a nasty bug in my ear that was to bear all its fruit only ten years later—if bugs can bear fruit—and not without intermediate phases.

puts a bug in someone's ear （ present singular third-person ）

putting a bug in someone's ear （ participle present ）

put a bug in someone's ear （ participle past ）

put a bug in someone's ear （ past ）