saying that you are all ears means the other person has got your full attention in terms of listening to him
very keen to hear
paying special attention
attentive
vigilant
lively
careful
Kids in my class were all ears when I was telling them the story.
She expected her fiance to be all ears when she was telling him about the wedding plans.
I was all years when my grandfather was telling about his adventure trip to the Himalayas in his youth.
As soon as he heard about the announcement of lottery results on the TV, he was all ears as he himself had purchased five of them.
When the prime minister came on the stage and started his speech, the audience was all ears, with the noisy auditorium suddenly becoming quiet.
There was pin-drop silence in the courtroom, and everybody was all ears as the robber started to confess his crimes.
There is no origin for this idiom
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definition
Common phrase that has a specific meaning.