lend one's ear



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JasmineJAZ-min (English), zhas-MEEN (French)English, French
LondonLUN-dənEnglish (Modern)
MarilÈNe-French
Hasse-Swedish
Waddell[wɔ'del]
KonnorKAHN-ərEnglish (Modern)