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Phrase(s): give (an) ear to someone or something [and] give one’s ear to someone or something
Fig. to listen to someone or to what someone is saying. (Compare this with get someone’s ear.) • I gave an ear to Mary so she could tell me her problems. • She wouldn’t give her ear to my story. • He gave ear to the man’s request.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs