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Meanings of sympathetic ear in English

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Usage of sympathetic ear in English
1
And there was a little sobbing confidence poured into a sympathetic ear.
Greyfriars Bobby
2
I decided-noone else seeming keen-thatI would supply that sympathetic ear.
Idle Ideas in 1905
3
Calm and slightly detached hadn't worked; neither had a sympathetic ear.
Hush: a novel
4
Perhaps Clarke wants to keep him alive as a sympathetic ear?
Breathe
5
Offer a sympathetic ear along with a heating pad, backrub, or pain reliever.
Feminist dot com
6
The group appears to have found a sympathetic ear in Obama.
Reuters
7
In Rome, his assertions have been met with a sympathetic ear.
The Guardian
8
Nellie Custis, who was as blue-blooded as any Bannister, cocked a sympathetic ear.
The Trumpeter Swan
9
It was only to Mavis's sympathetic ear that Bevis poured out these confidences.
Monitress Merle
10
Hannah became sympathetic ear, nursemaid, confidante, beard, and cheerleader to scores of people.
Watch them die
11
A more sympathetic ear would have detected the accent of faith in the groans.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Second Kings Chapters VIII to En...
12
But I think he found comfort in a sympathetic ear.
The Red Planet
13
It was nice to have a sympathetic ear, but what she needed were ideas.
A vote of confidence
14
Being a wedding dress designer is a job where you need a sympathetic ear.
The Guardian
15
Whelan expected stiff opposition, but instead found a sympathetic ear.
Climbing Magazine
16
What this boy needed, Arthur guessed, was a sympathetic ear.
The sherlockian
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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