Ear, Eye
and Nose Idioms

 

all ears

- eager to hear something, very attentive

My sister was all ears when I talked about starting a home business

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all eyes

- watching very closely, wide-eyed with surprise

My friend is all eyes when he goes to a basketball game

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as plain as the nose on one's face

- clearly evident, obvious

The explanation for the problem was as plain as the nose on my face

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believe one`s ears

- to believe what one is hearing, to become sure of something

I will believe my ears when my boss tells me the news

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catch (someone`s) eye

- to attract someone`s attention

I tried to catch my friend`s eye at the movie theater but he did not see me

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close one's eyes to (something

-to ignore something, to pretend that something is not really happening

My father closed his eyes to the problems that were happening in his company

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count noses

-to count people

The teacher stopped to count noses before the students got on the bus

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evil eye

- the power to harm people just by looking at them (as some people believe

The man seemed to give me the evil eye when I met him at the ceremony

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hard of hearing

- unable to hear well, partially deaf

My grandfather is hard of hearing

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have one's nose in a book

-to be reading a book

The girl had her nose in a book during the long bus ride

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keep one's eyes open

- to remain alert and watchful, to notice what is happening around you

I try to keep my eyes open when I am walking downtown at night

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keep one`s nose clean

- to stay away from trouble

The judge told the young man to keep his nose clean in order to not go to jail in the future

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lend (someone) an ear

- to listen to what someone is saying

I asked my friend to lend me an ear and listen to my problem

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under (someone`s) nose

- easily found by someone, right in front of someone

I thought that I had lost my house keys but they were right under my nose

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win by a nose

- to win by a very small amount

The young horse won by a nose in the horse race

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