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July 2022

To keep an ear to the ground

ENGLISH IDIOM OF THE MONTH:
„To keep an ear to the ground“

 

MEANING
If you keep your ear to the ground, you make sure that you find out about the things that people are doing or saying.

TRANSLATION
Die Ohren offenhalten – auf dem Laufenden sein.
wörtlich: Ein Ohr auf dem Boden halten.

EXAMPLE
To be a good reporter, you have to learn to keep your ear to the ground.