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hear the grass grow

idiom

To have an extremely sensitive sense of hearing.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    absence makes the heart grow fonder

    One feels more love or affection for those one loves when parted from them.

  2. 02

    grass tops

    Of, related to, or involving local influential figures.

  3. 03

    green as grass

    Inexperienced or naive.

  4. 04

    grow a pair

    To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so.

  5. 05

    grow a set

    Synonym of grow a pair.

  6. 06

    grow a tail

    to be nearly about to defecate, to the point of being unable to completely hold it in

  7. 07

    grow apart

    To gradually become estranged.

  8. 08

    grow cold

    To wane; to lose interest or enthusiasm for something or someone; to become disenchanted or to fall out of love with someone.

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