he was all ears

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• was all ears — was listening carefully, was paying attention …   English contemporary dictionary

• all ears — informal phrase ready to pay attention to what someone has to say ‘Are you listening to me?’ ‘Yes, I’ m all ears.’ Thesaurus: attentiveness and paying attentionsynonym Main entry: ear * * * all ears informal …   Useful english dictionary

• all ears — eager to listen to someone Okay, I m all ears, please tell me about the party. весь внимание, внимательный, целиком пpевpатиться в слух When John heard his name mentioned, he was all ears …   Idioms and examples

• all ears — phrasal eagerly listening < if anybody spoke of that grisly matter, I was all ears…and alert to hear what might be said Mark Twain > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• all ears — listening carefully, trying to hear everything    When Dad mentioned hunting, I was all ears. I loved to hunt …   English idioms

• all ears — adjective a) listening intently; fully focused The students were all ears when they found out the topic of the film was reproduction. They were disappointed to discover that it was also about fish. b) Awaiting an explanation. I am all ears to… …   Wiktionary

• all — /awl/, adj. 1. the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year. 2. the whole number of (used in referring to individuals or particulars, taken collectively): all students. 3. the greatest… …   Universalium

• All's Lost by Lust — is a Jacobean tragedy by William Rowley. A tragedy of remarkable frankness and effectiveness, [Schelling, p. 139.] crude and fierce, [Gosse, p. 130.] it was written between 1618 and 1620.PublicationThe play was first published in 1633 (seven… …   Wikipedia

• All You Need Is Ears — All You Need Is Ears: The inside personal story of the genius who created The Beatles (ISBN 0 312 11482 6) is the 1980 memoir of Beatles producer George Martin, co authored by Jeremy Hornsby. The book was republished in 1994 …   Wikipedia

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• ears —    The idea that your ear or cheek burning or itching is a sign that someone is talking about you is still generally known, if not actually believed. The belief is of considerable age, being included by Pliny (Natural History, (ad 77), xxviii).… …   A Dictionary of English folklore