listen in onsomething/someone
phrasal verbwithlistenverb[I]uk/ˈlɪs.ən/us/ˈlɪs.ən/
C2
If youlistenin on aconversationor on someonetalking, youlisten,especiallysecretly, without saying anything:
IwishDad wouldstoplisteningin on myphoneconversations.
to listen to someone or something
- listenAre you listening to me? I'm talking to you.
- hearAn audience gathered to hear him speak.
- eavesdropHe was eavesdropping on our conversation.
- listen in onI wish my brother would stop listening in on my phone calls.
- hear someone outAt least hear me out before you make up your mind.
Using the ears
- attend
- auditory
- aural
- aurally
- be all earsidiom
- catch
- cloth ears
- conductive
- ears are flappingidiom
- eavesdropper
- grommet
- hark
- hark atsomeone!idiom
- lend an earidiom
- listen
- listen up
- mishear
- pin
- prick(something)up
- sensorineural