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all eyes and ears

all eyes and ears adjective: very attentive.

Adjective

all eyes and ears

  1. (idiomatic) Very attentive.
    • The volatility of children is proverbial: from the cradle their attention is attracted toward the visible objects around them, particularly towards those which shine or move, or emit sound. Thus they have accustomed themselves to be all eyes and ears; not indeed for the dumb language of a book, or...1747 February, Viscount Ebrington (tr., ed.), the Père Girard (author), The Mother-Tongue: Or, Methodical Instruction in the Mother-Tongue in Schools and Families, John W. Parker, page 26
    • “I am,” ſaid I, “incenſed againſt your Governor, for the Noiſe he made. Priſoners are all Eyes and Ears; though locked up, they come to the Knowledge of whatever paſſes: They hold that every little Motion concerns them, and trace it to the Bottom. […]”1759, Jaques Tristan (?) (tr., ed.), Marguerite Jeanne Cordier Staal (author), Memoirs of Madame De Stahl, page 219

all eyes and ears meaning in Bengali

all eyes and ears in Bengali

অত্যন্ত মনোযোগী

Origin of all eyes and ears

Calque of French tout yeux, tout oreilles; originally found only in translations of French works. Compare all eyes, all ears.

Questions about all eyes and ears

What does all eyes and ears mean?
All eyes and ears means very attentive.
What is all eyes and ears in Bengali?
All eyes and ears in Bengali is অত্যন্ত মনোযোগী. See All eyes and ears meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is all eyes and ears?
All eyes and ears is an adjective.

Words near all eyes and ears in the dictionary

  1. all else the same
  2. all ends up
  3. all even
  4. all expenses paid
  5. all eyes
  6. all eyes and ears
  7. all eyes are on
  8. all fart and no poo
  9. all fart and no shit
  10. all fax, no printer
  11. all fingers and thumbs

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