have half an ear on



have half an ear on something

to listen to something without giving it all your attention I had half an ear on the radio as he was talking to me.
See also: ear, half, have, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RagnarRAHNG-nahr (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
MÁIrÍNMOI-reen, MAW-reenIrish
Katarinakah-tah-REE-nah (German, Swedish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Kerberos-Greek Mythology
Vivien (1)-French
HadewychHAH-də-veekh, HAH-də-weekhDutch