ききみみ
straining one's ears
Also written 聞耳、聴き耳、聴耳
Noun
私わたしは聞きき耳みみを立たてた。
I pricked up my ears.
彼かれが秘密ひみつを打うち明あけ始はじめるとみんな聞きき耳みみをたてた。
We were all ears when he started to tell us his secret.
先方せんぽうのミスに対たいし、私わたしたちには責任せきにんはないと説明せつめいしましたが、聞きき耳みみを持もってもらえませんでした。
I explained to him that we were not responsible for his mistake, but he didn't listen.