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will not hear of

[will not hear of] {v. phr.} Will not allow or consider, refuse attention to or permission for. * /I want to go to the show tonight, but I know my […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hear the beat

[hear the beat] or [see the beat] {v. phr.}, {dialect} To hear of or to see someone or something better or surpassing. - Usually used in negative or interrogative sentences […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hear a pin drop

[hear a pin drop] {v. phr.} Absolute silence. * /It's so quiet in the room you could hear a pin drop./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

get an earful

[get an earful] {v. phr.}, {informal} To hear more (of usually unwelcome news) than one expects or wishes to hear. * /I asked how Tim and his wife were getting […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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