strain one's ears

idiom

: to try very hard to hear
I strained my ears to hear what they were whispering.

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“Strain one's ears.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strain%20one%27s%20ears. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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