have one's ear to the ground

have one's ear to the ground
или keep one's ear (или ears) to the ground
   «cлушaть, пpилoжив уxo к зeмлe», знaть, чтo пpoиcxoдит или чтo мoжeт пpoизoйти, быть в куpce дeлa, пpиcлушивaтьcя к oбщecтвeннoму мнeнию
    He knows what the people want because he listens to them and has his ear to the ground (S. Heym). What's the gossip of the market, Tom? You fellows certainly do keep your ears to the ground (Gr. Greene)

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  • have one's ear to the ground — • keep one s ear to the ground • have one s ear to the ground pay attention to the way things are going or the way people feel and think He always has his ear to the ground and knows everything that is going on in our company …   Idioms and examples

  • have one's ear to the ground — v. keep one s ear to the ground, pay close attention to what is going on, keep well informed regarding prevalent new trends; be astute, be clever …   English contemporary dictionary

  • keep one's ear to the ground — • keep one s ear to the ground • have one s ear to the ground pay attention to the way things are going or the way people feel and think He always has his ear to the ground and knows everything that is going on in our company …   Idioms and examples

  • have or keep one's ear to the ground — idi have or keep one s ear to the ground, to stay alert to current trends and viewpoints …   From formal English to slang

  • have an ear to the ground — See: EAR TO THE GROUND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have an ear to the ground — See: EAR TO THE GROUND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keep an ear to the ground — See: EAR TO THE GROUND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keep an ear to the ground — See: EAR TO THE GROUND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground — Studio album by Bright Eyes Released August 13, 2002 (U.S.) …   Wikipedia

  • ear to the ground, have one's —  Be in close contact with what is happening or about to happen, ears flapping, with Avid for information …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • ground — [[t]gra͟ʊnd[/t]] ♦ grounds, grounding, grounded 1) N SING: the N The ground is the surface of the earth. Forty or fifty women were sitting cross legged on the ground... We slid down the roof and dropped to the ground. ● PHRASE Something that is… …   English dictionary


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