Build a nest in your ear

n.

Heard in Mayo, Galway and Kildare

A person who is excessively forward, suspiciously over-friendly and presumptuous in their familiarity.

Watch that clem, he'd build a nest in your ear.

Posh English

Do keep an eye on that fellow. He would take the most extraordinary liberties with one's personal space.

Related terms

• Clip around the earA light slap to the side of the head or ear, typically as a mild rebuke.
• Build a bridge and get over itAn unsympathetic exhortation to move on from a grievance or setback.
• Build upTo roll a cannabis cigarette.
• On the nestHaving sexual intercourse.
• The nestOne's bed.
• D'ja ear meDid you hear what I said.