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hear, hear

  1. 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]



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Whoops and choruses of "hear hear" follow proposals to slash taxes, curb immigration and ban gender ideology from these self-styled New Conservatives, MPs from the right of the party.

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“Hear, hear,” says another boy.

“Hear, hear,” says the boy who, if you ask me, says “hear, hear” too much.

That’s been going around these days, and hear, hear.

MPs shouted "hear, hear" when former minister Sir John Hayes floated the idea earlier.

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