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['lisn]1) ((often with to) to give attention so as to hear (what someone is saying etc): I told her three times, but she wasn't listening; Do listen to the music!) (meg)hallgat2) ((with to) to follow the advice of: If she'd listened to me, she wouldn't have got into trouble.) hallgat vkire•
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listen to reason — {v. phr.} To listen to and think about advice that you are given. * /Joe was stubborn and would not listen to reason./ * /It will save you a lot of trouble if you will just listen to reason./ … Dictionary of American idioms
listen to reason — {v. phr.} To listen to and think about advice that you are given. * /Joe was stubborn and would not listen to reason./ * /It will save you a lot of trouble if you will just listen to reason./ … Dictionary of American idioms
listen — lis|ten1 W1S1 [ˈlısən] v [: Old English; Origin: hlysnan] 1.) to pay attention to what someone is saying or to a sound that you can hear ▪ Listen! There s a strange noise in the engine. listen to ▪ We sat around listening to music. listen… … Dictionary of contemporary English
listen — 1 / lIsFn/ verb (I) 1 to pay attention to what someone is saying or to a sound that you can hear: listening to music | Listen! There s a strange noise in the engine. (+ to): I like listening to the radio. | listen hard (=try to hear something… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
listen — verb ADVERB ▪ actively, attentively, carefully, closely, hard, intently ▪ Now, listen very carefully to what she says. ▪ half heartedly … Collocations dictionary
listen to — If you listen to a sound or listen to a person who is talking, you pay attention to the sound or to what the person is saying. I do my ironing while listening to the radio. Listen carefully to what he says. They wouldn t listen to me. ◊ WARNING … Useful english dictionary
listen to reason — to be influenced by arguments. It s too bad we had to take this problem to court, but that man wouldn t listen to reason. Usage notes: often used in the form not listen to reason, as in the example … New idioms dictionary
Wouldn't It Be Nice — Infobox Single Name =Wouldn t It Be Nice Cover size = Caption = Artist =The Beach Boys Album =Pet Sounds A side = B side = God Only Knows Released =July 11, 1966 Format =Vinyl Recorded = Gold Star Studios January 22, 1966 Columbia Studios March… … Wikipedia
Listen to the Rain on the Roof — Infobox Television episode Title = Listen to the Rain on the Roof Series = Desperate Housewives Caption = Season = 3 Episode = 1 Airdate = September 24, 2006 Production = 301 Writer = Marc Cherry Jeff Greenstein Director = Larry Shaw Guests =… … Wikipedia
it wouldn't do (someone) any harm — it wouldn’t do (someone) any harm mainly spoken phrase used for saying what you think someone should do It wouldn’t do you any harm to listen to her advice. Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do somethingsynonym Main entry: harm … Useful english dictionary
it wouldn't harm someone to do something — it wouldn’t harm someone to do something mainly spoken phrase used for saying what you think someone should do, especially when you are angry It wouldn’t harm you to listen once in a while! Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do… … Useful english dictionary