2025 · Q31
In the following items an idiom or a proverb is given. Select the response that correctly describes the meaning of the idiom or proverb and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Listen with half an ear
EnglishIdioms and Phrases
- ANot pay full attention
- BBeing impartial
- CBeing imperious
- DListening with ironic distaste
Explanation
'Listen with half an ear' means to listen without giving full attention, as though only half of one's hearing were engaged. It does not mean impartiality, imperiousness or ironic distaste. Option (a) states the established meaning.