LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS.
Little pitchers have big ears.: translation
Little pitchers have big ears.
Prov. Children like to listen to adult conversations and can understand a lot of what they hear. (Used to warn another adult not to talk about something because there is a child present.) •
I started to tell Mary about the date I had on Saturday, but she interrupted me, saying, “Little pitchers have big ears,” and looked pointedly at her six-year-old daughter, who was in the room with us.