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assault the ear

To be loud and painful to listen to. I don't know how kids enjoy playing their music so loud—it just assaults the ear! Is there a worse sound than feedback from a microphone? It assaults the ear and practically shocks the brain! You'll definitely wake up if the baby starts crying. Those newborn wails assault the ear just enough to disrupt a sound slumber.
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assault the ear

Fig. [for sound or speech] to be very loud or persistent. That loud music assaults the ears! I can't hear you with all that traffic noise assaulting my ears.
See also: assault, ear
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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