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Definition of be all ears
be all ears
verb
- to be prepared to listen intently.
I'm all ears.
Last edited on Mar 28 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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| Definitions include: to say. | |
| Definitions include: See be all about. | |
| Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action. | |
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| Definitions include: clumsy. | |
| Definitions include: in functioning order or at a level of acceptability; "fine". | |
| Definitions include: "all good." | |
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| Definitions include: acronym for "be back in a bit", i.e. "I will return in a short amount of time." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "be back later". | |
| Definitions include: never. | |
| Definitions include: to be leaving. | |
| Definitions include: to devote a significant amount of one's time too. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: to be in a bad situation along with others. | |
| Definitions include: to do something with vigor. | |
| Definitions include: be bothered. | |
| Definitions include: be in serious trouble. | |
| Definitions include: be in serious trouble. | |
| Definitions include: "goodbye". | |
| Definitions include: to be dead. | |
| Definitions include: to be unintelligible. | |
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Other terms relating to 'ear': | |
| Definitions include: to talk to. | |
| Definitions include: to mark one's place in a book by folding down the corner of the page. | |
| Definitions include: contact between an ear and a boob (breast.) | |
| Definitions include: something pleasing to listen to, especially music-related. | |
| Definitions include: a metaphorical "orgasm of the ears" due to hearing something immensely satisfying, having a good ear cleaning, etc. | |
| Definitions include: to eavesdrop. | |
| Definitions include: someone who enjoys listening to and spreading gossip. | |
| Definitions include: a song or song fragment that gets stuck in one's head. | |
| Definitions include: to get a haircut. | |
| Definitions include: for something heard to not have any effect. | |
| Definitions include: very high; excessively high. | |
| Definitions include: to monitor new information or rumors. | |
| Definitions include: to monitor new information or rumors. | |
| Definitions include: to beat someone up | |
| Definitions include: to listen to someone. | |
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