1. (be) all `ears (infml 口) listening attentively 倾听:

Tell me your news; I'm all ears. 把你的新鲜事告诉我, 我洗耳恭听.

2. box sb's ears hit sb on the ear with the open hand or fist （以掌或拳）打某人耳光:

He boxed the boy's ears for being cheeky.他打了这男孩儿耳光以教训其不懂羞耻.

3. sth comes to/reaches sb's `ears sb finds out about sth, eg news or gossip 某事物（如消息或闲话）传到某人耳朵里:

If this news ever reaches her ears, she'll be furious. 这个消息万一传到她的耳朵里, 她一定得大发雷霆.

4. din in one's ears sound or echo in one's ears 在耳中轰鸣; 在耳中回响; 聒耳:

They drove away from the city centre, the roar of the traffic still dinning in their ears. 他们驶出了市中心, 但车来人往的喧嚣声仍在耳中回响.

5. sb's `ears are burning sb suspects that he is being talked about, esp in an unkind way 某人耳朵发烧（怀疑遭人议论, 尤指说坏话）:

All this gossip about Sarah her ears must be burning! 都在说萨拉的闲话--她耳朵一定发烧了!

6. easy on the ear/eye pleasant to listen to or look at 好听的; 好看的:

This music's easy on the ear late at night. 这音乐夜晚听起来很好听.

7. fall on deaf ears be ignored or unnoticed by others 被别人忽视; 不受注意:

All her appeals for help fell on deaf ears. 她屡屡求助均无人理会.

8. feel one's ears burning think or imagine that others are talking about one 觉得耳朵在发烧（认为或猜想有人在谈论自己）.

9. give sb/get a thick ear (sl 俚) punish sb/be punished with a blow, esp on the ear (causing it to swell) 打耳光惩罚某人[受惩罚而吃耳光]（尤指打肿耳朵）.

10. go in (at) `one ear and out (at) the `other be heard but either ignored or quickly forgotten 一耳进一耳出; 左耳进右耳出; 当作耳边风: You've forgotten to buy the eggs! It (ie What I tell you) goes in one ear and out the other. 你忘记买鸡蛋了! 把我跟你说的话当成耳旁风了.

11. have, get, win, etc sb's `ear have or get sb's favourable attention 获得某人的好感; 受到某人的重视.

12. have/keep an/one's ear to the `ground be aware of all that is happening and being said 注意周围的动静:

Peter'll know; he always keeps an ear to the ground. 彼得会知道的, 他耳听八方.

13. have a word in sb's `ear speak to sb in private/confidentially 和某人说私话[秘密话].

14. keep one's `ears/`eyes open be alert and quick to hear or notice things 留心听[看]; 密切注意.

15. lend an `ear (to sb/sth) listen patiently and sympathetically (to sb/sth) 耐心而同情地听着（某人的话[某事物]）.

16. make a `pig's ear (out) of sth (infml 口) do sth badly; make a mess of it 弄糟或弄乱某事物.

17. meet the `eye/`ear be seen/heard 被看见[听见]:

All sorts of strange sounds met the ear.听见了各种奇怪的声音.

18. music to one's `ears information that pleases one very much 佳音; 好消息:

The news of his resignation was music to my ears. 听说他辞职, 我高兴极了.

19. not be,lieve one's `ears/`eyes be unable to believe that what one hears or sees is real because one is so astonished 惊讶得无法相信所见所闻是事实.

20. (be) out on one's `ear suddenly expelled, dismissed, etc 突遭驱逐﹑ 开除﹑ 解雇等.

21. play (sth) by `ear play (music) by remembering how it sounds, ie without seeing a printed form 凭记忆演奏（乐曲）（即不看乐谱）.

22. play it by `ear (infml 口) act without preparation according to the demands of a situation; improvise 事前无准备而根据情况采取行动; 临时现做:

I've had no time to prepare for this meeting, so I'll have to play it by ear. 我没有时间准备这次会议, 所以只好有什麽谈什麽.

23. prick up one's ears (a) (of an animal, esp a horse or dog) raise the ears （指动物, 尤指马或狗）竖起耳朵. (b) (of a person) suddenly begin to pay attention to what is being said （指人）突然开始注意听:

The children pricked up their ears when they heard the word `ice-cream'.孩子们听到‘冰激凌’这个词, 立刻注意起来.

24. shut one's ears to sth/sb refuse to listen to sth/sb 拒不听某事[某人的话]:

I begged her for help but she shut her ears to all my appeals.我恳求她帮忙, 但她完全不理睬我的请求.

25. smile, etc from ear to `ear smile, etc broadly, showing that one is very pleased or happy 眉开眼笑.

26. turn a deaf `ear (to sb/sth) refuse to listen (to sb/sth) 不肯听取（某人的话[某事物]）; 对...充耳不闻:

She turned a deaf ear to our warnings and got lost.她对我们的警告充耳不闻, 结果迷失了方向.

27. (be) up to one's ears/eyes in sth very busy with or overwhelmed by sth 忙得不可开交; 深陷於某事物中:

I'm up to my ears in work at the moment. 我现在工作忙极了.

28. walls have ears (saying 谚) beware of eavesdroppers 隔墙有耳:

Be careful what you say; even the walls have ears! 说话要小心, 隔墙有耳啊!

29. with a `flea in one's ear rebuked, reprimanded or humiliated after an attempt at sth （做某事以後）受到责难﹑ 批评或羞辱:

He burst into our meeting and got sent away with a flea in his ear. 我们正在开会他闯了进来, 大家把他轰走了.

30. (still) ,wet behind the `ears (infml derog 口, 贬) immature or inexperienced; naive 无经验的; 幼稚的; 乳臭未乾的.

31. with half an `ear not very attentively 不很注意地:

I was only listening to the radio with half an ear, while preparing some food. 我正在做吃的, 没太留心听收音机.