All Ears Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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all ears What does all ears mean?	to be eager to listen to someone	"I`m all ears, please tell me about the party."
all ears What does all ears mean?	to be eager to hear something, to be very attentive	My sister was all ears last night when I talked about starting a home business.
all ears What does all ears mean?	to be eager to listen to someone	"I`m all ears, please tell me about the party."
all ears What does all ears mean?	eager to hear something, very attentive	My sister was all ears when I talked about starting a home business.
	Some Random Idioms
pull (someone's) tooth out What does "pull (someone's) tooth out" mean?	to take someone's tooth out (usually done by a dentist)	I went to the dentist so he could pull my tooth out.

explain (oneself) What does "explain (oneself)" mean?	to give an explanation for something wrong that you may have done	The director was forced to explain himself after the accounting problems were discovered.
tapped What does "tapped" mean?	tired; fatigued; exhausted
work like a horse What does "work like a horse" mean?	to work very hard	My grandfather worked like a horse when he was a young man.
cram What does "cram" mean?	try to learn as much as possible in a very short time.	"Sidney did well on the test because he crammed forit. However, he probablywon't remember any of the information a couple of days from now."

word for word What does "word for word" mean?	in exactly the same words	I described word for word exactly what had happened before the accident.
double date What does "double date" mean?	a date where two couples get together to do something	a date where two couples get together to do somethingIt was a good idea to go on the double date even though everybody wanted to do something different.
kill the fatted calf What does "kill the fatted calf" mean?	prepare a big feast (in someone's honor)	We decided to kill the fatted calf and have a big dinner for my uncle.
Where there's a will, there's a way What does "Where there's a will, there's a way" mean?	This idiom means that if people really want to do something, they will manage to find a way of doing it.

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