| Id | ESLPod_0627_WE_0928 |
|---|---|
| Episode Id | ESLPod 627 |
| Episode Title | Being Spontaneous or Well-Planned |
| Phrase | to play (something) by ear |
| Text | The phrase "to play (something) by ear," in this podcast, means to be spontaneous, or to decide what to do at the moment based on the information available then, without planning anything ahead of time: "We want to move as soon as possible, but we'll have to play it by ear, because we can't move until our house sells." The phrase "to grin from ear to ear" means to have a very big smile because one is very happy: "When they offered him the job, he grinned from ear to ear." The phrase "to be up to (one's) ears in something" means to have a lot of something: "Billy has been up to his ears in work all week." Finally, the phrase "to be all ears" means to really want to hear what someone is going to say: "Tell us about your date! We're all ears." |
| Topics | Relationships + Family |
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