keep an/ ear to the ground

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keep an/your ear to the ground

to watch and listen carefully to what is happening around you so that you know about everything

Usage notes: American Indians used to put their ear against the ground to help them discover where animals or other people were.

I'll keep an ear to the ground and tell you if I hear of any vacancies.

See also: ear, ground, keep

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