das Gras wachsen hören

someone who pretends to notice everything, annoyingly

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Noun

Gras n.

Verb

hören

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Mein Kollege hört wirklich das Gras wachsen, so besserwisserisch ist er.

How it is used

Describes someone who pretends to notice everything, annoyingly. Colloquial, critical. Use when a colleague acts omniscient about minor details. Common mistake: using it literally—it's always sarcastic.

Other verbs that go with Gras

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• ins Gras beißento bite the dust

All collocations with Gras

Other collocations built on hören

• auf seinen Bauch hörento trust one's gut/intuition