be all ears

Related to be all ears: worse for wear, in droves, I'm all ears

be all ears

To 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!

See also: all, ear

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

be all ears

If 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.

See also: all, ear

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

be all ears

be listening eagerly and attentively. informal

See also: all, ear

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

be 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 ear

See also: all, ear

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

all ears, to be

To 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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释义	be all ears Related to be all ears: worse for wear, in droves, I'm all ears be all ears To 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! See also: all, ear Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. be all ears If 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. See also: all, ear Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. be all ears be listening eagerly and attentively. informal See also: all, ear Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary be 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 ear See also: all, ear Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary all ears, to be To 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. See also: all The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: on one's on someone's (as) cute as a bug's ear out of one's (I've) got to go let something drop save someone's skin (Have you) been OK? #dead other than
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