tin ear
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tin ear
noun
plural
tin ears
tin ear
noun
plural
tin ears
Britannica Dictionary definition of TIN EAR
[count]
chiefly US
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a lack of ability to hear something (such as music or speech) in an accurate and sensitive way
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My wife is a talented musician, but I have a tin ear.
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a writer with a tin ear for dialogue [=who writes dialogue that does not sound real]
