split the ears

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They reacted with a fury that split the ears.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

Then the manager made a little speech and called, for three cheers for the proprietor, and they gave them with a fervor that nearly split the ears of the groundlings.

From As Seen By Me by Bell, Lilian

The orchestra, we fear, must have rather "split the ears of the groundlings."

From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Curling, Henry

He was a practical politician before he "took the stump" against Christianity, and at all times he has proved his capacity to "split the ears of the groundlings," and make the unskillful laugh.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green

Oh, it offends me to the soul to hear a robustious, periwig-pated fellow —— a passion to tatters, to very rags, to split the ears of the groundlings.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin