lend one's ear

lend (one's) ear (to someone or something)

To listen carefully or pay close attention (to someone or something). Be sure to lend your ear during the presentation. I know we're supposed to lend our ear's to the safety presentation before each flight, but I've seen it so many times that I just tune it out now.

lend one's ear

Also, lend an ear. Pay attention, listen, as in "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" (Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, 3:2). This idiom may be obsolescent. [Late 1300s]

lend one's ear, to

To listen, to pay attention. This locution appears in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar (3.2) in Mark Antony’s famous speech, “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.” It is heard less often today.

词组	lend one's ear
释义	lend one's ear lend (one's) ear (to someone or something) To listen carefully or pay close attention (to someone or something). Be sure to lend your ear during the presentation. I know we're supposed to lend our ear's to the safety presentation before each flight, but I've seen it so many times that I just tune it out now. See also: ear, lend, someone Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. lend one's ear Also, lend an ear. Pay attention, listen, as in "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears" (Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, 3:2). This idiom may be obsolescent. [Late 1300s] See also: ear, lend The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. lend one's ear, to To listen, to pay attention. This locution appears in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar (3.2) in Mark Antony’s famous speech, “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.” It is heard less often today. See also: lend The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: lend (one's) ear (to someone or something) lend one's ear, to lend lend a hand with lend a hand with (something) lend (one) a hand lend (someone) a hand lend a hand lend a hand to (one) lend an ear (to one) References in periodicals archive Separately, Takaichi defended herself, saying, ''We're at a stage where views are exchanged in order to achieve the best conclusion...I was only conveying my view that it is important to lend one's ear to the heartfelt opinions of local residents.'' Abe dismisses concern over split in Cabinet opinion on Futemma plan
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