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(someone's) ears are flapping (someone's) ears are flappingSomeone is listening, or trying to listen, to the details of a private conversation. Let's finish this conversation in the meeting room in case people's ears are flapping nearby.See also: ear, flapears are flappingSaid when one suspects that a private conversation is being listened to. If ears are flapping now, we should postpone this discussion until a later time, don't you think?See also: ear, flapsomeone's ears are flapping someone is listening intently in order to overhear something not intended for them. informalSee also: ear, flap |