Listen
Listen verb - To pay attention especially through the act of hearing.
Open up
Open up verb - Cause to open or to become open.
Both terms in one sentence
- Applejack even admits that nopony really proved that they were willing to listen to Twilight with the rehersal incident after she gets the unicorn open up about them.
Source: Fan Fic / The Nuptialverse -
Griffith, who seems like a reasonable and empathetic guidance counselor, but then refuses to actually listen to Olive just when Olive is offering to open up to her, and instead assumes that the rumors about Olive are true, even though her husband had already told her they weren't.
Source: Film / Easy A
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Open up and Listen. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/listen/open_up
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Open up or Listen. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/listen/open_up.
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