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In this lesson you will learn about the idiom 'all ears' and how to use it in your conversations.
Let's learn about the idiom 'all ears'.
That's great. I'm interested in idioms. ''All ears'' means listening to something very carefully, right?
That's correct. When we are very eager to listen to something or somebody, we can use the idiom 'all ears'.
Alright! So, 'all ears' means listening to something very attentively.
Correct. Let me give you an example: 'We were all ears when the news came on.'
Good! So when somebody is extremely interested in listening to something, we can say the person is 'all ears'.
Yes. The professor asked the students to be all ears because he was explaining them a complex theory.
Well, I have some news for you, too.
Hmm...Hurry up and tell me. I'm all ears!
The end-of-term results will be out today.
Really?! I'll check my result when I get home.
Okay. Then let's listen to some conversations first.
Alright!
Listen Sarah, are you still upset with me?
I don't want to talk about it.
Sarah, please listen to me.
Yeah! Go on, I'm all ears!
Lucy, there's good news for you about the lucky draw!
Huh?! Tell me quick, Sarah. I'm all ears.
You won a cooking pan!
Oh, I'm so happy! You know what? I was thinking about buying one!
Mark, did you hear about the explosion on Maple Street?
No! Tell me! I'm all ears.
Apparently, a gas leak caused a house to explode. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
Wow, that was both good and bad news.
'We were all ears when the news was on.'
Hurry up and tell me. I'm all ears!
Yeah! Go on, I'm all ears!
Tell me quick, Sarah. I'm all ears.
Tell me! I'm all ears.