give sb. one's own way in everything("We humored him too much when he was a lad and gave him his own way in everything until he came to think that the world was made for his pleasure, and that he could do what he liked in it." (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)ART Vancouver)
come clean(Ben said, "We've kept it hush-hush because of the tourism benefits of ‘bownessie' and the possible embarrassment of losing him once or twice, but due to pressure from National news outlets that found out we had Snappy and the connection between escapes and sightings, it's time to come clean to the public.mysteriousuniverse.orgART Vancouver)
listen with one's ears flapping(The bartender and a couple of guys sitting at the bar were listening with their ears flapping – слушали во все ушиART Vancouver)
come clean(Ben said, "We've kept it hush-hush because of the tourism benefits of ‘bownessie' and the possible embarrassment of losing him once or twice, but due to pressure from National news outlets that found out we had Snappy and the connection between escapes and sightings, it's time to come clean to the public.mysteriousuniverse.orgART Vancouver)