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bend an ear

VERB
confide
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admit confess disclose impart reveal suggest whisper
STRONG
breathe buzz hint insinuate intimate tell
WEAK
crack to lay it on lay the gaff let in on spill to unload on
Antonyms
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conceal deny hide secrete
WEAK
keep suppress
VERB
eavesdrop
Synonyms
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listen in overhear snoop
STRONG
bug monitor pry spy tap wire wiretap
WEAK
be all ears ears into tune in on
Antonyms
WEAK
ignore
VERB
entrust
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allocate assign authorize commend commit confer confide hand over impose invest relegate trust turn over
STRONG
allot bank charge consign count delegate deliver depend reckon rely
WEAK
deposit with leave with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny hold keep
STRONG
retain withhold

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OPM figured that since U.S. citizens already bend an ear to 53,000,000 receiving sets, more would be a luxury.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now they are beginning to bend an ear toward Roosevelt, Churchill and Reynaud with as much respect as toward Louella Parsons or Jimmie Fidler.

From Time Magazine Archive