Listen To (someone) With Half An Ear Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Listen To (someone) With Half An Ear Idiom mean?

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listen to (someone) with half an ear What does listen to (someone) with half an ear mean?	to not listen carefully to someone	I listened to my friend with half an ear while the news was on the radio.
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rain cats and dogs What does "rain cats and dogs" mean?	to rain very hard	It has been raining cats and dogs all day.

Recipe for disaster What does "Recipe for disaster" mean?	A recipe for disaster is a mixture of people and events that could only possibly result in trouble.
score What does "score" mean?	results; outcome
That's all she wrote. What does "That's all she wrote." mean?	that is all	"That's all she wrote," I said when I told my friend about the instructions from our boss.
rat fink What does "rat fink" mean?	informant; snitch
tongue in cheek What does "tongue in cheek" mean?	jokingly, insincerely, mockingly, not really meaning something	The remark was made tongue in cheek and the man did not mean it.

buck(s) What does "buck(s)" mean?	dollar(s).	"The cheapest tickets for the concert cost 25bucks. Do you still want to go?"
fly into the face of danger What does "fly into the face of danger" mean?	to take great risks	The pilot was flying into the face of danger when he went to fight the forest fire.
engage in small talk What does "engage in small talk" mean?	to talk about minor things rather than more important things	The sales staff engaged in some small talk before the meeting.
blow a gasket What does "blow a gasket" mean?	become angry or upset.	She blew a gasket when she heard her house was robbed.

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Listen To (someone) With Half An Ear Idiom