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tin ear

 
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–noun
1. an insensitivity to melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic variety in music.
2. an insensitivity to subtlety or appropriateness in verbal expression: a tin ear for clear, precise prose.
3. cauliflower ear.
Origin:
1915–20
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tin ear  
n.   Informal
An insensitivity to music or to sounds of a given kind: a writer with a tin ear for dialogue.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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