have\ an\ ear\ for

have\ an\ ear\ for
v. phr.
To have a keen perception; have a taste or a talent for; be sensitive to something.

I have no ear whatsoever for foreign languages or music.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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