ear to the ground

Listening for any indication of what is happening or will happen. Often used in the phrase "keep a/one's ear to the ground." A: "I'm not sure what's going to happen with this merger, so I'm keeping an ear to the ground." B: "Please let me know if you hear anything." I know Kim's got her ear to the ground in case word gets out about the promotion.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tammaro	-	Italian
Baz	BAZ	English (British)
Ziauddin	-	Arabic
Fabia	FAH-byah (Italian)	Italian, Ancient Roman
Ole	OL-e (Danish)	Danish, Norwegian
Orion	o-RIE-ən (English)	Greek Mythology