all ears
The idiom "all ears" is commonly used to express complete attention and readiness to listen.
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Definition
B2General
(informal)Fully attentive and ready to listen.
Example
- Tell me what happened; I'm all ears.
- When she started speaking, everyone was all ears.
B2General
(informal)Eager to hear or learn about something.
Example
- I'm all ears for your exciting news.
- He was all ears when she mentioned a surprise.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "all ears":
listen inall eyesear to the groundlistening postbend someone's eardonkey's earshave one's ears pinned backprick upby ear