his, her, etc. ears are flapping

his, her, etc. ˈears are flapping

(British English, informal) a person is trying to listen to somebody else’s conversation: I think you’d better tell me later when we’re alone — ears are flapping here.

Flap here means to move quickly backwards and forwards.

See also: ear, flap

Idioms browser ?

Full browser ?

▲
his whole world is turned upside down
his whole world is turned upside-down
his whole world was turned upside down
his whole world was turned upside-down
his word
his word is his bond
his word is law
his word of honor
His Work in Progress
His World Christian Foundation, Inc
His Worship
His Worship
His Worship
His Worship
his writ ran
his writ runs
His's bundle
His's disease
His's disease
His's disease
His's disease
His's line
His's plane
His's plane
His's plane
His's plane
His's plane
His, bundle of
his, her, etc. bark is worse than his, her, etc. bite
his, her, etc. ears are burning
his, her, etc. ears are flapping
his, her, etc. ears are flappinghis, her, etc. ears are flapping
his, her, etc. face is like thunder
his, her, etc. face was like thunder
His, or Her Excellency
His, or Her Excellency
His, or Her Excellency
His, Wilhelm
His, Wilhelm
His, Wilhelm
His, Wilhelm Jr.
His, Wilhelm Jr.
His, Wilhelm Jr.
his, your, etc. raison d'être
His-
His-Domain Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase
HIS-GWB
HIS-NZ
His-Purkinje system
His-Purkinje system
His-Purkinje system
His-Purkinje system
His-Purkinje system
His-Tawara system
His-Tawara system
His-ventricular interval
His-ventricular interval
His-ventricular interval
His-ventricular interval
His-Werner disease
His-Werner disease
▼

CITE

Site: Follow: Share:

Open / Close