be all ears 洗耳恭聽
例︰"That's a very good question.May I answer it frankly?"
"I am all ears."
fall on deaf ears 全不理會某人說話
例︰The mayor spoke privately to Gibson yesterday and asked him to resign,but said that his plea fell on deaf ears.
have nothing between your ears 愚蠢
例︰He's good-looking but he has nothing between his ears.
have something coming out of your ears 已擁有太多
例︰Everyone who wants to talk to me is talking about football.I've had football coming out of my ears.I can't get away from it.
have steam coming out of your ears 非常憤怒
例︰Not that Labour's front-benchers quite see it that way; indeed,they have steam coming out of their ears at the suggestion.
pin back your ears 仔細聆聽
例︰Right,pin back your ears,everyone.
pin someone's ears back 對做錯事的人下逐客令
例︰Dad was furious about what I'd done and pinned my ears back.
someone's ears are burning 成為話題中心
例︰Howard's ears must have been burning as he was referred to as the "little man in the big house".
up to your ears 工作非常忙碌,或者陷入困境
例︰"Why don't you come to the cinema with us?"
"I can't.I'm up to my ears in reports."