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BE ALL EARS ALL EYES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Proverbs and Maxims
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- be alleyes and all ears
1, record 1, English, be%20alleyes%20and%20all%20ears
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To watch and listen eagerly and attentively. 2, record 1, English, - be%20alleyes%20and%20all%20ears
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We're going to play you five bits of that same Mozart overture, and in each bit there will be something very obviously wrong, which you will usually be able to detect by sight. Here we go - and I want you to be all eyes and all ears. 1, record 1, English, - be%20alleyes%20and%20all%20ears
Record 1, Key term(s)
- be all ears and all eyes
- be all eyes
- be all ears
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Proverbes et dictons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- être tout yeux, tout oreilles
1, record 1, French, %C3%AAtre%20tout%20yeux%2C%20tout%20oreilles
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Regarder et écouter attentivement. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%AAtre%20tout%20yeux%2C%20tout%20oreilles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les cadres supérieurs (PM-4, PM-3, AS-3, etc.) devront être tout yeux, tout oreilles en vue de fournir de l'information générale sur un grief, pour assister dans la désignation des postes essentiels d'un bureau, pour recenser les postes désignés éventuellement vacants et pour aviser les gestionnaires que leur présence est requise dans un bureau. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%AAtre%20tout%20yeux%2C%20tout%20oreilles
Record 1, Key term(s)
- être tout oreilles
- être tout ouïe
- être tout yeux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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