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little pitchers have big ears What does little pitchers have big ears mean?	little children often overhear things that they are not supposed to hear	"Little pitchers have big ears," the woman said when she saw her daughter standing at the door listening as she talked to her husband.
little pitchers have big ears What does little pitchers have big ears mean?	small children often hear things that you think they won't notice or things that they are not supposed to hear	Little pitchers have big ears and we were very surprised that the little boy understood everything that we had said.
little pitchers have big ears What does little pitchers have big ears mean?	little children often overhear things that they are not supposed to hear	"Little pitchers have big ears," the woman said when she saw her daughter listening as she talked to her husband.
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Little Pitchers Have Big Ears Idiom