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Idiom |
Meaning |
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All
ears |
To say that you are all ears means that you are listening very
attentively.
"Of course I want to know - I'm all ears!" |
| Fall
on deaf ears |
If something such as a suggestion or a request falls on deaf ears,
it is ignored.
"I told him not to take risks but my advice fell on deaf ears." |
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Grin from ear
to ear |
If
somebody is
grinning from ear to ear, they look very satisfied
and happy.
"When we saw Paul grinning from ear to ear, we knew he had
passed the
exam." |
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Keep your ear to the ground |
If you keep your ear to the ground
, you make sure that you
are aware of all that is happening and being said |
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Lend an ear to someone |
If you lend an ear to someone, you
listen carefully and
sympathetically. |
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Music to your ears. |
To say that something is music to your
ears, means that the
information you receive makes you feel very happy. |
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Prick up your
ears |
If you prick up your ears, you suddenly pay attention to what is
being said.
"The children pricked up their ears when they heard the word
"cookies".' |
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Turn a deaf ear to something |
If
you turn a deaf ear to something, you refuse to listen.
"Sandy turned a deaf ear to the guide's advice and got lost in the
mountains." |
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Play it by ear |
This expression means to improvise or act
without preparation,
according to the demands of the situation.
Music : to play by remembering the tune, without printed music. |
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