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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.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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ear

[ear] See: [ABOUT ONE'S EARS] or [AROUND ONE'S EARS], [BELIEVE ONE'S EARS], [DRY BEHIND THE EARS], [FLEA IN ONE'S EAR], [GIVE AN EAR TO] or [LEND AN EAR TO], [GO […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

have

[have] See: [CAT HAS NINE LIVES], [ONE'S CAKE AND HAVE IT TOO], [EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING], [EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY], [HAVE NOTHING ON] or [HAVE ANYTHING ON], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

big

[big] See: [IN A BIG WAY], [LITTLE FROG IN A BIG POND], [LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS], [TALK BIG], [TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BREECHES], [WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

all ears

[all ears] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very eager to hear; very attentive. - Used in the predicate. * /Go ahead with your story; we are all ears./ * /When John told […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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