listen to reason

Idioms  

1. Pay heed to sensible advice or argument, as in We can't let him rush into that job—it's time he listened to reason. [Mid-1700s]

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Example Sentences

Robert’s eventual willingness to listen to reason in “The Grand Finale” was important to Bonneville.

From Los Angeles Times

"The legislators and a lot of the people wouldn't listen to reason," said Dr Stewart.

From BBC

By the time we get to last year’s “Don’t Look Up,” about an Earth-destroying comet, you can’t even get people to listen to reason.

From New York Times

They might say, "Well, the desired outcome is that we find a way to get the Republicans and Trump to listen to reason and that would in turn break their cult."

From Salon

But rather than listen to reason she throws her salad and storms off.

From Salon