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| English | Russian |
| be completely absorbed in listening | обратиться в слух (VLZ_58) |
| be half-listening | слушать вполуха (Ivan Pisarev) |
| begin to listen with rapt/undivided attention | обратиться в слух (VLZ_58) |
| listen with one's ears flapping | слушать во все уши (The bartender and a couple of guys sitting at the bar were listening with their ears flapping – слушали во все уши ART Vancouver) |
| Talk to the hand, because the ears ain't listening | Замолкни! (Wakeful dormouse) |
| Talk to the hand, because the ears ain't listening | Заткнись! (Wakeful dormouse) |
| Talk to the hand, because the face ain't listening | Замолкни! (Wakeful dormouse) |
| Talk to the hand, because the face ain't listening | Заткнись! (Wakeful dormouse) |
| Tom listens, yes. But – still he eats! | а Васька слушает да ест (Taras) |