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be all ears

be all ear
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bee awl eer]
    • /bi ɔl ɪər/
    • /bi ɔːl ɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bee awl eer]
    • /bi ɔl ɪər/

Definition of be all ears words

  • noun be all ears to be listening attentively or eagerly 3
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noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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be all ears popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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