music to your ears
Meaning: to approve of something you hear
Example: The news of his new job was music to his ears.
wet behind the ears
Meaning: young and inexperienced
Example: The new staff cam straight from school and were still wet behind the ears.
fall on deaf ears
Meaning: when advice or information is ignored by a person
Example: I told him to start saving money before the recession but the advice fell on deaf ears.
have an ear to the ground
Meaning: to listen carefully for news related to the future
Example: I’ve had an ear to the ground but I still can’t work out whether the boss will be leaving or not.
have (something) coming out of your ears
Meaning: to have a lot of something
Example: My apple tree had loads of fruit this year. I have apples coming out of my ears.
walls have ears
Meaning: someone might be listening
Example: Person 1 – Did you hear the news about Dave leaving? Person 2 – It’s best not to talk about that here. Walls have ears and we’re not supposed to know that news yet
Today’s image is by Andrea Kratzenberg.
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I know these as more than idioms, but as organ language. Why talk this way? For most people, it just happens naturally. That’s my point. It happens naturally and thus connects most quickly. Idioms, and more specifically, organ language is the fastest path between your mouth and their ears (formerly known as “from point A to point B.”)
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