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
Jephthah	JEF-thə (English)	Biblical
Jeremiah	jer-ə-MIE-ə (English)	English, Biblical
Urh	-	Slovene
Reggie	REJ-ee	English
Arieh	ahr-YE (Jewish)	Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hecuba	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)