sympathetic ear
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsympatheticandear
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sympathetic
adjective
uk/ˌsɪm.pəˈθet.ɪk/us/ˌsɪm.pəˈθet̬.ɪk/
used to describe someone who shows, especially by what they say, that they understand and care about someone ...
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ear
noun[C]
uk/ɪər/us/ɪr/
either of the two organs, one on each side of the head, by which people or animals hear sounds, or the piece of skin and tissue outside the head connected to ...
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(Definition ofsympatheticandearfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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At the time, it did apparently find asympatheticear.
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One cannot do very much, but at least one gives asympatheticear.
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Will he listen with asympatheticearto any of them who ask for help?
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Will he give asympatheticearto something which at any rate deserves consideration.
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His constituents who went to see him always found asympatheticear.
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We find asympatheticearwhen problems of real magnitude and which have been carefully thought out are raised.
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He served his constituency well for 26 years and was known for his kindness, thoughtfulness andsympatheticear.
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But we are hoping that he will lend asympatheticearand let us have a part of this place.
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He was all too happy to please, and all too willing to lend asympatheticearto our legitimate concerns.
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In many cases it offers asympatheticearso that people can talk about their problems, and it helps them out of a crisis.
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They are entitled to asympatheticearand, in many cases, entitled to make their contribution to solving the problems that are being discussed.
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He was a person to whom one could go to talk about one's difficulties, and he would always give asympatheticear.
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In such circumstances what we need is to be listened to by asympatheticearand the benefits that that gives us.
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If any amendments assist in relation to clarity, we shall hear them with a verysympatheticearand make changes to give effect to that principle of clarity.
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I hope that he will give help and lend asympatheticearto those authorities that face very real problems and that are genuinely struggling to meet guidelines.
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Spirit remains a soft-spoken, philosophical and friendly pilot, lending asympatheticearor some words of advice and encouragement.
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If we can get the requisite evidence, and if there is a great pressure for us to do something, then obviously it will have asympatheticearfrom me.
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