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[lend a hand] or [give a hand] also [bear a hand] {v. phr.} To give help; make yourself useful; help. * /The stage manager asked some of the boys to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[lend oneself to] {v. phr.} To give help or approval to; encourage; assist. * /Alice wouldn't lend herself to the plot to hide the teacher's chalk./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[lend itself to] {v. phr.} To give a chance for or be useful for; to be possible or right for. * /Bob was sick and did not go to Jane's […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

give an ear to

[give an ear to] or [lend an ear to] {v. phr.}, {literary} To listen to. * /Children should give an ear to their parents' advice./ * /The king lent an […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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