American Idioms and Expressions

Have An Ear Out For Something Idiom

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have an ear out for (something)
What does have an ear out for (something) mean?		 to listen carefully for something The man always has an ear out for business opportunities that may appear.


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What does "as silly as a goose" mean?		 very foolish, very sillyMy aunt acted as silly as a goose last evening.
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