| 词汇 | ears are flapping |
| 释义 | Idiom ears are flapping(someone's) ears are flapping informal something that you say when you think that someone is listening to your private conversation.I can't talk now. Ears are flapping. (someone's) ears are flappingSomeone is listening, or trying to listen, to the details of a private conversation. Let's finish this conversation in the meeting room in case people's ears are flapping nearby. ears are flappingSaid when one suspects that a private conversation is being listened to. If ears are flapping now, we should postpone this discussion until a later time, don't you think? his, her, etc. ˈears are flapping(British English, informal) a person is trying to listen to somebody else’s conversation: I think you’d better tell me later when we’re alone — ears are flapping here. Flap here means to move quickly backwards and forwards. |
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