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Well, this time this question is quite hard for me to ask. The title is rather self-explanatory, and I just bring an example up.
Why do you always [...] (your ear) when someone tells you the truth?
You may find this picture handy (though I mean someone puts both hands on his ears):
Exactly. Damkerng nails it.
I often use the phrase while speaking to my daughter sarcastically... `cover your ears, I'm gonna tell you the bitter truth!'.
We generally use 'covering our senses' so as to avoid having the perceptions they are meant for.
Why do you cover your ears (with your hands) when someone tells you the truth?
Worth to note that even if you say, 'cover your ears' it includes covering with hands!
MM has an entry
cover (#1b) - to put your hands over your eyes, ears ... etc.
