"on the earie" meaning in English

See on the earie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-on the earie.ogg
Etymology: From ear. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=on the earie}} on the earie, {{en-prep phrase|head=on the earie}} on the earie
  1. (slang) Listening or eavesdropping; staying alert for news. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-on_the_earie-en-prep_phrase-mqbMBCIU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_text": "From ear.",
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        "1": "en",
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        "head": "on the earie"
      },
      "expansion": "on the earie",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "on the earie"
      },
      "expansion": "on the earie",
      "name": "en-prep phrase"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Listening or eavesdropping; staying alert for news."
      ],
      "id": "en-on_the_earie-en-prep_phrase-mqbMBCIU",
      "links": [
        [
          "Listening",
          "listen"
        ],
        [
          "eavesdrop",
          "eavesdrop"
        ],
        [
          "alert",
          "alert"
        ],
        [
          "news",
          "news"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) Listening or eavesdropping; staying alert for news."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/En-au-on_the_earie.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "on the earie"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From ear.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositional phrase",
        "head": "on the earie"
      },
      "expansion": "on the earie",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "on the earie"
      },
      "expansion": "on the earie",
      "name": "en-prep phrase"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English prepositional phrases",
        "English slang",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Listening or eavesdropping; staying alert for news."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Listening",
          "listen"
        ],
        [
          "eavesdrop",
          "eavesdrop"
        ],
        [
          "alert",
          "alert"
        ],
        [
          "news",
          "news"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) Listening or eavesdropping; staying alert for news."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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    }
  ],
  "word": "on the earie"
}

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