B2🐺 Animals
Avere le orecchie da lepre
To have very sharp hearing; to be very alert
Literal Translation
"To have hare's ears"
What it means
To have very sharp hearing; to be very alert
Example in context
"Non dire nulla di importante davanti a lui, ha le orecchie da lepre."
"Don't say anything important in front of him — he has hare's ears."
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