little pitchers have long ears
little pitchers have long ears
Children hear everything, especially when you least expect them to. The "ear" of a water pitcher is the handle. Please watch what you say around the kids—little pitchers have long ears, you know. A: "Where did little Susie learn that inappropriate word?" B: "Who knows. Little pitchers have long ears."
See also: ear, have, little, long, pitcher
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a box on the ear
- smile from ear to ear
- beam/grin/smile from ear to ear
- grin from ear to ear
- around (one's) ears
- pour honey into (one's) ear
- have (one's) ear
- have somebody's ear
- have someone's ear
- have the ear of someone