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all ears

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  1. Eager to hear something, listening attentively, as in Tell me who else was invited? I'm all ears. [Colloquial; late 1700s] Also see all eyes.


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If you say, “I think that…,” I’m all ears.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

While a rate cut is expected Wednesday, all ears will be tuned to Powell’s speech, which investors hope will lay out the Fed’s path for interest-rate policy in 2026.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 7, 2025

At every symposium on learning through play, every panel on teenage angst, every forum on how to build grit, I was there, all ears and taking copious notes along the way.

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2024

If GB were not willing to listen to his ideas, the Danes were all ears.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2024

We waited, all ears, as the Upstairs Cranstons gathered in the corridor outside.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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