little pitchers have big ears
Little children often overhear things they are not supposed to hear, or things adults do not expect they would notice. A proverb.
Be especially careful not to swear in front of little children. Little pitchers have big ears.
music to one's ears
Something one likes to hear.
Что-то, что хотелось услышать.
When the manager phoned to say I got the job, it was music to my ears.
The decision to restore the old building is music to my ears.
Решение о реставрации здания меня очень порадовало.
What you have said is music to my ears.
То, что ты сказал, мне очень приятно.
pin one's ears back
To beat; defeat.
After winning three games in a row, the Reds had their ears pinned back by the Blues.
To scold.
Mrs. Smith pinned Mary's ears back for not doing her homework.
prick up one's ears
To come to interested attention; begin to listen closely; try to hear.
The woman pricked up her ears when she heard them talking about her.
speak of the devil and he appears
of die devil
A person comes just when you are talking about him. A proverb.
We were just talking about Bill when he came in the door. Speak of the devil and he appears.
up to one's ears
Immersed in; covered with.
"Around final examination time," Professor Brown explained, "I am always up to my ears in work."
I’d love to take a week off for a hiking trip, but at the moment I am over my head in work. Maybe next week when I’m only up to my ears!
walls have ears
Sometimes one's most confidential conversations are overheard.
"Be careful what you say," he whispered. "Remember that walls have ears."
wet behind the ears
Not experienced; not knowing how to do something; new in a job or place.
The new student is still wet behind the ears; he has not yet learned the tricks that the boys play on each other.