come within earshot

come within earshot

To move close enough to clearly hear what someone says or does. They didn't realize I had come within earshot while they were discussing my performance in school. Let's step outside—I don't want the kids to come within earshot while we're arguing.
See also: come, earshot, within
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

come within earshot

(of something) Go to within earshot (of something).
See also: come, earshot, within
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • earshot
  • within earshot
  • in earshot
  • in hearing distance
  • in/within hearing
  • move within earshot
  • out of earshot
  • motion (someone) to the side
  • motion aside
  • motion to one side
References in periodicals archive
A spring comes into my step whenever I come within earshot of the bright and bouncy Master Butchers' Band at Cheltenham, and they were on site before Best Mate was even born, let alone placed in statue form, beside them.
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