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have one's ears on

have one's ears on verb: to be listening on citizens' band radio.

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
    • The voice of the other truck on the CB radio repeats. “Go ahead, I have my ears on!”2014, Jeffrey Otersen, Little Truckers: Feeling Scrappy

Forms of have one's ears on

third-person singular presenthas one's ears on
present participlehaving one's ears on
past participlehad one's ears on
pasthad one's ears on

Questions about have one's ears on

What does have one's ears on mean?
Have one's ears on means to be listening on citizens' band radio.
What part of speech is have one's ears on?
Have one's ears on is a verb.
What is the past tense of have one's ears on?
The past tense of have one's ears on is had one's ears on.

Words near have one's ears on in the dictionary

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

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