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lend an ear (to one)

To listen to one, especially when they are discussing a problem. Sorry I'm late, I had to lend an ear to Jane. She's been going through a lot lately. Thank you for lending an ear, I feel much better now that I've gotten that off my chest. Please lend an ear to Ian, who will be giving us an update about the last quarter.
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lend an ear

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lend a sympathetic ear

If you lend an ear or lend a sympathetic ear to someone or their problems, you listen to them carefully and with concern. My mother was always willing to lend an ear and offer what advice she could. My colleagues lent a sympathetic ear to my complaints but could do nothing to help.
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lend an ear (or your ears)

listen to someone sympathetically or attentively.
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lend an ˈear (to somebody/something)

listen to what somebody is telling you: He’s a good friend. He’s always ready to lend a sympathetic ear.
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He said the increased sympathetic nervous activity in the intestine causes nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
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Pottenger theorized that in some individuals, either the sympathetic or parasympathetic system was overly active, bringing about disease states that could be ameliorated if the overactive system was toned down.
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(3) showed that spinal anaesthesia induced a decrease of both sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve activities.
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The development of sympathetic overdrive presents between 7 and 14 days after the onset of muscle spasms, [12,13] and is characterised by tachycardia and precipitous systolic arterial pressure changes from minute to minute.
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KEY WORDS: Mobilization, Pain, Paresthesia, Sympathetic nervous system, Thoracic spine.
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Computerized tomography (CT) scan of the chest, including the area of the thoracic sympathetic chain, was normal.
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Magnetizing inrush can be classified into energization inrush, sympathetic inrush, and recovery in-rush [4].
Investigation into the Physical Mechanism and Influencing Factors of Sympathetic Inrush for Transformers in Series
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