(someone's) ears are flapping

Someone is listening, or trying to listen, to the details of a private conversation. Let's finish this conversation in the meeting room in case people's ears are flapping nearby.

ears are flapping

Said when one suspects that a private conversation is being listened to. If ears are flapping now, we should postpone this discussion until a later time, don't you think?

someone's ears are flapping

someone is listening intently in order to overhear something not intended for them. informal

词组	(someone's) ears are flapping
释义	(someone's) ears are flapping (someone's) ears are flapping Someone is listening, or trying to listen, to the details of a private conversation. Let's finish this conversation in the meeting room in case people's ears are flapping nearby. See also: ear, flap ears are flapping Said when one suspects that a private conversation is being listened to. If ears are flapping now, we should postpone this discussion until a later time, don't you think? See also: ear, flap Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. someone's ears are flapping someone is listening intently in order to overhear something not intended for them. informal See also: ear, flap Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: ears are flapping flap someone's ears are flapping open a conversation open a conversation (with one) strike up a conversation strike up a conversation (with one) ear hustle ear hustling eavesdrop
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