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lend an ear

idiom
Meaning

To listen to someone.


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.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bend someone's ear

    To bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person.

  2. 02

    ear to the ground

    The practice or characteristic of carefully gathering information; a state or mindset of attentiveness.

  3. 03

    ear tunnel

    A round piece of jewelry with a hole in the middle, which fits into a stretched earlobe.

  4. 04

    flea in one's ear

    A stinging rebuke or rebuff.

  5. 05

    give ear

    To listen: to devote one's attention to an auditory event.

  6. 06

    go in one ear and out the other

    To be heard but not attended to, when a person fails to pay attention.

  7. 07

    have a word in someone's ear

    To speak to someone in private.

  8. 08

    have the wolf by the ear

    To be in a dangerous situation from which one cannot disengage, but in which one cannot safely remain.

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