Idiom
lend an ear
Meaning
To listen to someone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please lend an ear to my story.”
“If you have a problem, I am always happy to lend an ear and help you think it through.”
“The weary traveler sat by the fire, hoping that someone would lend an ear to the strange tales he had gathered during his long journey.”
Examples
simple
“Please lend an ear to my story.”
contextual
“If you have a problem, I am always happy to lend an ear and help you think it through.”
complex
“The weary traveler sat by the fire, hoping that someone would lend an ear to the strange tales he had gathered during his long journey.”
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