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idiomkeep your/an ear to the groundto be sure that you find out what people are saying and thinking about a situation that you are involved in, especially so that nobody gains an advantage over you:I want everyone to keep their ears to the ground; we can't afford to have Benson's attorneys producing any surprises at the trial.Smith was a politician who liked to keep an ear close to the ground, rather than spending all his time at party headquarters.
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