"have one's ears on" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: has one's ears on [present, singular, third-person], having one's ears on [participle, present], had one's ears on [participle, past], had one's ears on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> one's ears on}} have one's ears on (third-person singular simple present has one's ears on, present participle having one's ears on, simple past and past participle had one's ears on)
  1. To be listening on citizens' band radio.
    Sense id: en-have_one's_ears_on-en-verb-6B0WjKWy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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