By the ears

in close contest; as, to set by the ears; to fall together by the ears; to be by the ears.

See also: Ear

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Nicholas neither saw nor heard Daniel until the chestnut, breathing heavily, panted past him, and he heard the fall of a body and saw Daniel lying on the wolf's back among the dogs, trying to seize her by the ears. It was evident to the dogs, the hunters, and to the wolf herself that all was now over.
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