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keep an ear to the ground

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keep an ear to the ground and have an ear to the ground; keep one's ear to the ground; have one's ear to the ground
Fig. to devote attention to watching or listening for clues as to what is going to happen. John had his ear to the ground, hoping to find out about new ideas in computers. His boss told him to keep his ear to the ground so that he'd be the first to know of a new idea.
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It really made sense in terms of keeping overhead down and getting the word out, and it also allowed us to focus a bit on national issues but keep an ear to the ground locally," Kaufman said.
To keep an ear to the ground on both sides of the border, AdFarm solicits the opinions of farmers as part of its AdFarm Farm Panel, which serves as a connection between AdFarm, the client and the field and provides a means of talking and listening to farmers across North America.
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