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
Georgiygye-OR-gee, gee-OR-geeRussian
Timoteus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Dobrogostdaw-BRAW-gawst (Polish)Polish (Rare), Medieval Slavic
Amabilia-Late Roman
Ale (2)-Frisian
DrahomÍRa-Czech