be all ears and eyes

be all ears and eyes

There are a lot of people to hear and see. The Chinese idiom, Pinyin, is "R M ù zh ò ngdu", which means that there are a lot of people around who are paying attention to information for others, and also a lot of people who are spying on information. It comes from Shi Kunyu's three heroes and five righteousness in Qing Dynasty.

Idiom usage

There are a lot of people spying on information. If Mr. Tan wants to go back, he has to go out my back door. There are so many people in the street who are afraid of seeing through the luggage that there will be rumors.

The origin of Idioms

The 16th chapter of Shi Kunyu's "three heroes and five righteousness" in Qing Dynasty: "it's just that there are so many eyes and ears at present. I'm afraid there will be leakage. It's really inconvenient."

Idiom explanation

Ears and eyes: refers to people who inquire for other people's information. There are a lot of people around. It also refers to a lot of people spying on intelligence.