pull in ears

pull in (one's) ears

old-fashioned To mind one's own business; to stop eavesdropping or trying to overhear something. Pull in your ears, Tom—this isn't any of your concern. I told the kids to pull in their ears when I saw that they were listening to what we were saying.
See also: ear, pull
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pull in one's ears

Fig. to stop listening in on someone or something. (The opposite of prick up one's ears.) Now, pull in your ears. This is none of your business. Pull in your ears and mind your own business.
See also: ear, pull
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • pull in (one's) ears
  • What say (one)?
  • What say you?
  • What say?
  • scrape acquaintance with
  • scrape acquaintance with (someone)
  • scrape an acquaintance with somebody
  • scrape up an acquaintance
  • scrape up an acquaintance with (someone)