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• all ears
  внимательно слушать

  The lecture was very interesting, and the students were all ears.
• assault the ears
  быть очень громким, "бить по ушам"

  Our neighbors always play very loud music, and it assaults the ears.
• believe one's ears
  верить своим ушам

  I could not believe my ears when my friend told me that he had won a million dollars in a state lottery.
• bend (someone's) ear
  вести с кем-то продолжительную (нудную) беседу

  "I am sorry but I have to bend your ear for the problem is very serious."
• ears are burning
  уши горят (кто-либо обсуждает вас за вашей спиной)

  Jane's ears were burning; she was sure that someone was talking about her.
• ears are ringing
  звон в ушах

  The jazz music at the concert was very loud, and my ears were ringing.
• ears become red
  покраснеть от смущения

  When I asked Paul about his grades at school, he got embarrassed and his ears became red.
• fall on deaf ears
  пропускать мимо ушей, игнорировать

  The reprimand of Linda's parents always falls on deaf ears.
• flea in (someone's) ear
  резкое замечание, раздражающий ответ, отпор

  Our boss sent the manager away with a flea in his ear about changing the schedule.
• get an earful
  выслушивать критику, жалобы

  The dean often gets an earful when he asks the students if they have any complaints.
• grin from ear to ear
  широко улыбаться

  David was grinning from ear to ear when we met; he was obviously glad to see me.
• have (someone's) ear
  заставить кого-либо выслушать, добиться чьего-либо благосклонного внимания

  Maria was able to have the manager's ear and he is eager to help her anytime.
• have (something) coming out of one's ears
  иметь изобилие чего-либо

  "I don't want you to buy any more notebooks; we have them coming out of our ears."
• have an ear for (something)
  иметь (музыкальный) слух

  Nora has an ear for languages; she can speak Chinese, Japanese and a few other languages.
• have an ear out for (something)
  уметь слушать что-либо, прислушиваться к чему-либо

  Della had an ear out for any business opportunities that might come along.
• have nothing between the ears
  быть глупым

  Sara seems to have nothing between the ears as she often makes silly mistakes.
• have one's ear to the ground
  слушать совета или предугадывать что-либо

  The secretary always has her ear to the ground to watch for possible loss of documents.
• in one ear and out the other
  в одно ухо влетело, из другого вылетело"

  Sally is very absent-minded; everything you say to her seems to go in one ear and out the other.
• keep an ear out for (something)
  прислушиваться, внимательно слушать что-либо

  My friend is temporary out of work, and I plan to keep an ear out for any information about a new job for him.
• keep one's ear to the ground
  держать ухо востро"

  I have been keeping my ear to the ground since I heard the rumors that the President of the company is going to retire.
• lend (someone) an ear
  выслушать кого-либо

  I don't like to lend an ear to anyone because I am not interested in other people's problems.
• listen to (someone) with half an ear
  слушать кого-либо не внимательно, в пол уха

  My girlfriend always talks nonsense, so I usually listen to her with half an ear.
• out of earshot
  вне пределов слышимости

  I was not able to hear what my father was saying because I was out of earshot.
• out on one's ear
  заставить кого-либо сделать что-либо против воли, силой (выгнать с работы, из дома)

  The student failed to pass exams and was quickly out on his ear.
• play by ear
  играть на слух (по слуху)

  The young woman is blind, and plays the harp by ear.
• play it by ear
  принять решение в зависимости от ситуации

  Mark didn't have a definite plan of action; he decided to play it by ear.
• prick up one's ears
  прислушиваться, "навострить уши"

  My parents seemed to be talking about me, so I pricked up my ears.
• put a bug in (someone's) ear
  нашёптывать кому-либо, вдолбить в голову

  I wanted to buy a new car so I put a bug in my father's ear.
• set (something) on its ear
  заинтересовать кого-либо чем-либо

  The new project set the company on its ear. Everyone got very excited.
• smile from ear to ear
  широко улыбаться (улыбка от уха до уха)

  Collin was smiling from ear to ear when he saw his friends approaching him.
• talk (someone's) ear off
  замучить кого-либо разговорами

  The woman sitting beside me in the compartment talked my ear off.
• tin ear for (something)
  не иметь слуха, неспособность судить о чём-либо

  I think Cora has a tin ear for music and she is not able to judge the value of it.
• turn a deaf ear to (someone)
  игнорировать, не слушать кого-либо \ что-либо

  I asked Alfred to help me, but he turned a deaf ear to my request.
• Walls have ears
  нас могут услышать (и у стен есть уши)

  "It's a secret. Speak in a low voice. Walls have ears, you know."
• wet behind the ears
  новичок, молокосос

  Cathy is still wet behind the ears; she has not yet learned the tricks that the students play on each other.