keep an ear to the ground

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [keep uh n eer too stressed th ee ground]
- /kip ən ɪər tu stressed ði graʊnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [keep uh n eer too stressed th ee ground]
- /kip ən ɪər tu stressed ði graʊnd/

Definition of keep an ear to the ground words

phrase keep an ear to the ground If you keep or have your ear to the ground, you make sure that you find out about the things that people are doing or saying. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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