all eyes and ears

English - Turkish

Definition of all eyes and ears in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

be all eyes and ears

(deyim) Can kulağı ile dinlemek, dikkatle izlemek

eyes and ears

(deyim) Can kulağı ile dinlemek, dikkatle izlemek

English - English

Definition of all eyes and ears in English English dictionary

To be attentive

Seated by my mother, and keeping the ſilence that cuſtom preſcribes to young women, I was all eyes and ears; but when we chanced for a moment in private with Madam l’Epine, I aſked her a few queſtions, the anſwers to which elucidated my obſervations.

Related Terms

be all eyes and ears

(deyim) Be attentive

Turkish pronunciation

ôl ayz ınd irz

Pronunciation

/ˈôl ˈīz ənd ˈērz/ /ˈɔːl ˈaɪz ənd ˈiːrz/

Etymology

() A calque of French tout yeux, tout oreilles "to be all eyes, all ears", etc.; originally found only in translations of French works. Compare all eyes, all ears.