hear, hear

Idioms and Phrases

An expression used to express approval, as in Whenever the senator spoke, he was greeted with cries of “Hear! hear!” This expression was originally Hear him! hear him! and used to call attention to a speaker's words. It gradually came to be used simply as a cheer. [Late 1600s]

Example Sentences

(Hear hear,) It cannot be for "a handful silver," we are told, it is not for "a riband to stick in his coat."

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