bend an ear to

bend an ear to
(bend an ear to (тж. give ear to, lend an ear или ears to, open one's ears, incline one's ear или ears))
прислушиваться; выслушивать [incline one's ear или ears этим. библ. Proverbs IV, 20]

...making such remarks as he could induce his chief to give ear to. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Stoic’, ch. XXX) — ...он позволял себе замечания, к которым, по его мнению, шеф мог прислушаться.

...his wife was privately comforting Ernest, lending a mother's weakly credulous ear to his implorations. (R. Greenwood, ‘Mr. Bunting’, ch. VI) — ...его жена втихомолку утешает Эрнеста, легковерным материнским сердцем внимая его жалобам.

‘I think we've had everyone's opinion except Dr. Hermann.’ He inclined a polite ear. (D. Cusack, ‘Picnic Races’, ch. 3) — - Я полагаю, все высказали свое мнение, кроме доктора Германа. Доктор с подчеркнутой вежливостью слушал все, что говорилось.

I can't go out unless there's someone to give an ear to the telephone. (ODCIE) — Я не могу уйти, ведь здесь никого нет, чтобы отвечать на телефонные звонки.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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