have your ear to the ground

have your ear to the ground
have (your) ear to the ground to watch and listen carefully to what is happening around you.

We've had our ear to the ground, but we haven't learned anything about the company's plans.


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  • have your ear to the ground — have/keep/your ear to the ground phrase to pay attention to what is happening, so that you know about any changes in a situation Thesaurus: to pay attentionsynonym Main entry: ear * * * keep/have your ear to the ˈground …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep your ear to the ground — have/keep/your ear to the ground phrase to pay attention to what is happening, so that you know about any changes in a situation Thesaurus: to pay attentionsynonym Main entry: ear * * * keep/have your ear to the ˈground …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground — Studioalbum von Bright Eyes Veröffentlichung August 2002 Label Saddle Creek …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground — Studio album by Bright Eyes Released August 13, 2002 (U.S.) …   Wikipedia

  • have ear to the ground — have (your) ear to the ground to watch and listen carefully to what is happening around you. We ve had our ear to the ground, but we haven t learned anything about the company s plans …   New idioms dictionary

  • ear — [[t]ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ ears 1) N COUNT Your ears are the two parts of your body, one on each side of your head, with which you hear sounds. He whispered something in her ear... I m having my ears pierced. 2) N SING: with supp, usu N for n If you… …   English dictionary

  • ear — [ ır ] noun *** 1. ) count one of the two parts at the sides of your head that you hear with: He whispered something in her ear. 2. ) singular the ability to hear and judge sounds: She has a very good ear for music. 3. ) count the part at the top …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • The People’s Key — Studioalbum von Bright Eyes Veröffentlichung Februar 2011 Label Saddle Creek (USA), Polydor ( …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ear */*/*/ — UK [ɪə(r)] / US [ɪr] noun Word forms ear : singular ear plural ears 1) [countable] one of the two parts at the sides of your head that you hear with He whispered something in her ear. 2) [singular] the ability to hear and judge sounds She has a… …   English dictionary

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