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had one's ears on

had one's ears on is the simple past and past participle of have one's ears on.

Meaning of have one's ears on

Verb

have one's ears on (third-person singular simple present has one's ears on, present participle having one's ears on, simple past and past participle had one's ears on)

  1. To be listening on citizens' band radio.
    • On that CB radio. Nobody ever used their real names. […] Seldom was there anything better to talk about than finding out where he was. When I had my ears on, there was never any doubt in my mind.2006, Bryan Gregory, Ole Man on the Porch: The Trooper, page 99

Questions about had one's ears on

What is had one's ears on the simple past and past participle of?
Had one's ears on is the simple past and past participle of have one's ears on.

Words near had one's ears on in the dictionary

  1. had one's bread buttered for life
  2. had one's cake and ate it too
  3. had one's cake and eaten it too
  4. had one's ducks in a row
  5. had one's ears lowered
  6. had one's ears on
  7. had one's ears pinned back
  8. had one's eye on
  9. had one's fill
  10. had one's finger on the pulse
  11. had one's finger on the trigger

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