have or keep one's ear to the ground

have or keep one's ear to the ground
idi have or keep one's ear to the ground, to stay alert to current trends and viewpoints

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • keep one's ear to the ground — • keep one s ear to the ground • have one s ear to the ground pay attention to the way things are going or the way people feel and think He always has his ear to the ground and knows everything that is going on in our company …   Idioms and examples

  • have one's ear to the ground — • keep one s ear to the ground • have one s ear to the ground pay attention to the way things are going or the way people feel and think He always has his ear to the ground and knows everything that is going on in our company …   Idioms and examples

  • have one's ear to the ground — v. keep one s ear to the ground, pay close attention to what is going on, keep well informed regarding prevalent new trends; be astute, be clever …   English contemporary dictionary

  • have an ear to the ground — See: EAR TO THE GROUND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keep an ear to the ground — See: EAR TO THE GROUND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have an ear to the ground — See: EAR TO THE GROUND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keep an ear to the ground — See: EAR TO THE GROUND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground — Studio album by Bright Eyes Released August 13, 2002 (U.S.) …   Wikipedia

  • ear — ear1 earless, adj. earlike, adj. /ear/, n. 1. the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane …   Universalium

  • ear — I [[t]ɪər[/t]] n. 1) anat. the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in mammals consisting of an external ear and ear canal ending at the tympanic membrane, a middle ear with three ossicles for amplifying vibrations, and a liquid… …   From formal English to slang

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