C2 expressions with listen, hear, and ear | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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To tell somebody off

To give them an earful

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To try to hear information you're not supposed to, or discover something that is not your business

listen in on

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When you know something will be a topic of conversation for a long time you know you will...

never hear the last of it

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When you know exactly what somebody is going to say, you have

heard it all before

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To give somebody the opportunity to explain

Hear sb out

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When you have a lot of things to do, you are...

up to your ears

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When you have a lot of something, you have that thing

coming out of your ears

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When you hear something of interest to you, your ears...

prick up

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To do something without planning

play it by ear

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I try not to have private conversations when he is around; you never know if he's...

listening in

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You know he's waited to go there for years, right? When he gets back we'll

never hear the end of it

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Don't give me your excuses for not doing your homework, I've...

heard it all before

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Before you make a judgement, please at least...

hear me out

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I have no plans for the weekend; I'm going to wake up on Saturday and ...

play it by ear

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I've so many exams to mark. I have exam scripts...

coming out of my ears

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I'm ... in work

up to my ears

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