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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Keeps an ear peeled for the lost, solitary squeak

When the chorus and orchestra recital takes place that spring nearly everyone in the audience keeps an ear peeled for the lost, solitary queak of Zinkoff's flute.

Hi,

Is it right to take the underlined part in the above as "everyone in the audience keeps a cleaned ear for?" Thanks.
  

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"keeps a cleaned ear for" is not an English expression. "keeps an ear peeled for" means "carefully listens out for".

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  • "keeps a cleaned ear for" is not an English expression.
  • "keeps an ear peeled for" means "carefully listens out for".
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"keeps a cleaned ear for" is not an English expression.

"keeps an ear peeled for" means "carefully listens out for".
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