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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sibyl	['sibil]
Kinga	KEEN-gah (Polish), KEEN-gaw (Hungarian)	Polish, Hungarian
MiŁOsz	MEE-wawsh	Polish
Goibniu	-	Irish Mythology
Gotthold	GAWT-hawlt	German
Tammara	tə-MAHR-ə	English (Rare)