hear the grass grow

verb

Definitions

  1. To have an extremely sensitive sense of hearing.

  2. To hear very well due to being in an exceptionally quiet environment.

    • A suburban arena that was so sepulchral you could hear the grass grow.
  3. To be very aware or discerning

    To be very aware or discerning; to pay attention to every small detail.

    • He was quick to appreciate Blankenhorn's engaging personality and intelligent use of his skills. Chief among these was a remarkable ability to keep track of developments—to ‘hear the grass grow’.

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No curated loop yet for hear the grass grow. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA