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has one's ears on

has one's ears on is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 has one's ears on

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Has one's ears on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have one's ears on.

Words near has one's ears on in the dictionary

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

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