"If I read Mason, he isn't the sort to run for help just because he gets his ears pinned back."

Today, he went to the wire with his ears pinned, but he's never going to be Secretariat and draw off from horses.

But now - and I've got my ears pinned back - what was it you started to say about pirates?

You can bet your life that he got his ears pinned back, probably worse.

Dancer whinnied and pulled back, ears pinned flat against his neck.

The dog watched him intently, its ears pinned back in expectation.

They were nailed there by the ears, or, as the common expression has it, with their ears pinned back.

This little lady needs her ears pinned back so she can hear better.

Trying to hurt one of the girls will get the boy's ears pinned back hard, but not by the fools who run this place.

That being so, I must watch my step and keep my ears pinned back.