词汇 | be all ears |
释义 | Idiom be all ears Theme: EAGERNESS to be listening eagerly and carefully.Well, hurry up and tell me. I’m all ears.Be careful what you say. The children are all ears. Idiom be all ears informal to be very eager to hear what someone is going to say.'Do you want to hear what happened at the party last night?' 'Oh yes, I'm all ears'. be all earsTo be ready and eager to hear what one has to say. Tell me about your first day at the new job—I'm all ears! be all earsIf you are all ears, you are ready and eager to listen to what someone is saying. Okay, tell me what the problem is. I'm all ears. She had expected him to be all ears when she told him about her wedding plans. be all earsbe listening eagerly and attentively. informalbe all ˈears(informal) listen very carefully and with great interest: Go on, tell me what happened — I’m all ears. OPPOSITE: listen with half an earall ears, to beTo pay close attention to what is said. The term may have originated in John Milton’s Comus (1634): “I am all ear and took in strains that might create a soul under the ribs of death.” It has been used again and again, by Anthony Trollope and others, to the present day. |
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