in (somebody's) hearing

in (somebody's) hearing
in/within (sb's) ˈhearing idiom
near enough to sb so that they can hear what is said

She shouldn't have said such things in your hearing.

I had no reason to believe there was anyone within hearing.

Main entry:hearingidiom

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